Earnings inequality in Singapore

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 210-228

  Bhanoji Rao, V V ^a,b   Banerjee, D S ^c   Mukhopadhaya, Pundarik ^d  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

^b GITAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Age adjusted Gini; Earnings distribution; Gini ratio; Paglin Gini; Theil decomposition

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; OCCUPATION; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0037933298     PISSN: 13547860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354786032000074749a     Document Type: Article

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