1978
Efficient estimation of income distribution parameters
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The parameters of several families of distributions are estimated by means of minimum χ2; use is made of random samples taken from Dutch income-earning groups in 1973. The numerical search routine used, is the Complex method due to Box. The χ2 function is evaluated by standard numerical integration procedures. The lognormal and the Gamma families are rejected because of a poor fit. The log t and the log Pearson IV families are introduced. This results in a considerable improvement of χ2 critical levels. The generalized Gamma and the Champernowne function describe the income distribution reasonably well in some cases.
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| doi.org/10.1016/0304-4076(78)90090-8, hdl.handle.net/1765/11225 | |
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| Organisation | Erasmus School of Economics |
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Kloek, T., & van Dijk, H. (1978). Efficient estimation of income distribution parameters. Journal of Econometrics. doi:10.1016/0304-4076(78)90090-8 |
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