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标题：Non-Hierarchical Bivariate Decomposition of Theil Indexes
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作者：Kam Ki Tang ; Dennis Petrie
期刊名称：Economics Bulletin
电子版ISSN：1545-2921
出版年度：2009
卷号：29
期号：2
页码：918-927
出版社：Economics Bulletin
摘要：This paper develops a method to conduct non-hierarchical bivariate decomposition of Theil indexes. The method has the merits that, first, it treats all variates symmetrically and therefore facilitates the comparison of inequalities associated with different variates and, second, it highlights the interaction between variates in the creation of inequality. The method is applied to measure gender and ethnic income inequality in Australia