Title: Decomposition of Income Inequality: Evidence from Turkey
Abstract:This study attempts to determine the impact that various income sources and different population categories in both urban and rural areas had on the overall level of income inequality in Turkey in 199...This study attempts to determine the impact that various income sources and different population categories in both urban and rural areas had on the overall level of income inequality in Turkey in 1994. Inequality is significantly higher in urban than in rural areas and this difference is mainly the consequence of differences in the Gini Index in both areas rather than being related to differences in population or income shares. It is therefore clear that migration flows from rural to urban areas should lead to an increase in overall inequality in Turkey and this is indeed what has been observed between 1987 and 1994.Read More
Publication Year: 2000
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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