Parametric estimation of Dagum income distribution model applied on the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) data of the National Capital Region (NCR)

• Main Authors: Ocampo, Jay Walter B., Buenconsejo, Joan K.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1991
• Subjects: Estimation theory; Distribution (Probability theory); Income distribution > Mathematical models; Family allowances; National Capital Region (NCR); Family wages
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/16016
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study is based on the data gathered from the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (1985 and 1988, Final Results). Applications are made to the key cities around Metro Manila. The purposes of the study are to determine the extent on income inequality among the families living around the key citi...