Measuring inequality for the rural households of Eritrea using Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient

dc.contributor.author	Habte, Amine Teclay
dc.contributor.author	Said, Said Mussa
dc.contributor.author	Tekleghiorghis, Melake Tewolde
dc.date.accessioned	2021-03-18T11:52:08Z
dc.date.available	2021-03-18T11:52:08Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.identifier.citation	Habte, A. T. et al. (2016). Measuring inequality for the rural households of Eritrea using Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient. ,International Journal of African and Asian Studies, 17, 10-22	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2409-6938
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10566/5991
dc.description.abstract	This paper attempts to accurately measure inequality. The large sample of consumption expenditure data taken from Eritrean rural household survey of 2009 allows the use of parameterized continuous functions of Lorenz Curve to estimate Gini Coefficient. Among other assumed functions of the Lorenz Curve, the generalized Beta Lorenz Curve gives the best estimate of the Gini Coefficient which in turn results in a low degree of inequality. Thus, considering the current low standard of living of the households, the results appear to partially support poverty and inequality trade-off	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	IISTE	en_US
dc.subject	Inequality	en_US
dc.subject	Lorenz curve	en_US
dc.subject	Gini coefficient	en_US
dc.subject	Consumption expenditure	en_US
dc.subject	Rural households of Eritrea	en_US
dc.title	Measuring inequality for the rural households of Eritrea using Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US