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Top incomes and the measurement of inequality in Egypt

Title
Top incomes and the measurement of inequality in Egypt
Authors
Hlasny V.Verme P.
Ewha Authors
Vladimir Hlasny
SCOPUS Author ID
Vladimir Hlasnyscopus
Issue Date
2018
Journal Title
World Bank Economic Review
ISSN
0258-6770JCR Link
Citation
World Bank Economic Review vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 428 - 455
Keywords
EgyptInequality measuresParametric estimationPareto distributionSurvey nonresponseTop incomes
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Indexed
SSCI; SCOPUS WOS scopus
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This study exploits unprecedented access to income data and a combination of newly developed statistical methods to evaluate income inequality in Egypt and test for potential top incomes biases. Income inequality in Egypt is found to be low by regional and world standards; top incomes are found to follow the Pareto distribution and do not show anomalies compared to surveys worldwide. Correcting for top incomes biases increases the Gini coefficient significantly. The magnitude of the upward correction varies between 1.1 and 4.1 percentage points depending on the choice of correction method and welfare measure. © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. All rights reserved.
DOI
10.1093/wber/lhw031
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