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Pajamų ir vartojimo pasiskirstymo Lietuvoje analizė
The Evaluation of Income and Consumption Distribution in Lithuania

Author(s): Stasys Puškorius
Subject(s): Governance, Public Administration, Public Finances
Published by: Mykolas Romeris University
Keywords: income; consumption; income differentiation; consumption differentiation; inequality;

Summary/Abstract: In this article through improved evaluation methods the situation in Lithuania in 2014-2016 is analyzed. The most important factors to identify the quality of life of the population of Lithuania are picked out: the income and the consumption expenditure. The outcomes of inequalities in the population are highlighted. To evaluate the problems of inequality as a whole wide range of indicators are used: Dini coefficient, Lorentz curve, the fund coefficient,concentration coefficient, quartile asymmetry coefficient, differentiation coefficient, Robin Hood index, Atkinson index and Theil entropy measure. Important conclusions are made.

  • Issue Year: 15/2016
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 608-622
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Macedonian