Determinants of Gini coefficient as indicator of income inequality in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Robang, Robert I., Reposar, Gerrymaine, Romero, Karina Clara C., Romero, Ronald P., Baylon, Dioscoro P., Jr.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Income distribution—Philippines; Gini coefficient; Income distribution—Mathematical models; Economics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/9188
• Institution: De La Salle University

The Philippines as a country in the Asia Pacific that has a growing economy but at the same time experiences rising income inequality. According to the World Bank, the Gini Index of the Philippines from 2010 to 2015 fluctuated from 40.10-42.20%. Data shows the poorest 20% of the population only had...