Measurement of Gini Coefficients by Means of Household’s Special CPI in Iran(1984-2005)

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Ghasemi, Mojtaba | 2009

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 39637 (44)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Management and Economics
Advisor(s): Nili, Masoud
Abstract:
Gini coefficient is the most prevalent index for the measurement of inequality and is usually extracted by means of nominal variables based on income or expenditures of households. In this study we have extracted more accurate Gini coefficients. By using the raw data of Households Budget Survey (HBS) and STATA software, a special CPI for each household of the sample is extracted. Subsequently nominal expenditures are deflated by these special CPIs, and at last, Gini coefficients are extracted from real expenditures. Our findings indicate that in recent years, extracted Gini coefficients are remarkably higher than prevailing ones.
Keywords:
Gini Coefficient ; Special Consumer Price Index ; Iranian Urban Households

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