Income inequality in Malaysia: a decomposition analysis by income sources

This paper examines the contribution of inequality in income sources to total inequality in Malaysia using the Malaysian Family Life Survey (MFLS) data. Two measures of inequality are calculated - the Shorrock's and Gini indices of inequality. Both inequality indices are decomposed to its vari...

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Main Author: A. Hakim, Roslan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia 2000
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Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/135/1/Roslan_A._Hakim.pdf
http://repo.uum.edu.my/135/
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