Abstract
This paper suggests a new interpretation for a decomposition of the Theil inequality index when income can be expressed as multiplicative components. Applying the method to China, we find that the impact of technical inefficiency on inter-regional inequality has shown a declining trend.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8-14 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Economics Letters |
Volume | 91 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2006 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Finance
- Economics and Econometrics
User-Defined Keywords
- China
- Decomposition
- Inequality
- Technical efficiency