بررسي توزيع درآمد در ايران كاربرد شاخص تايل، اتكينسون و ضريب جيني

Income Distribution in Iranʹs Economy, Application of Gini Coefficient, Theil and Atkinson Indices

Income distribution is a considerable and sustainable problem in many countries. Hence, Governments around the world tend to target interventions that aim to reduce or alleviate inequality. Income distribution has been a long running interest of both academic and politicians. Using three measures of inequality, Gini coefficient; Theil and Atkinson Indices, the condition of income distribution within groups of household with different socio-economic characteristics provided. The data used in this paper have been collected in an Income-Expenditure Survey by Statistical centre of Iran. The findings of this paper indicate that the Income distribution depends largely on household characteristics. Summarizing the main results of this paper, we see that distribution of income within groups of households whose heads are under 25, employed in agriculture and/or Construction sector of economy is severe. In addition, inequality in less deprived regions is more severe than deprived regions.