INVESTIGATING HOUSEHOLD INCOME CONCENTRATION AND DISTRIBUTION IN TURKEY

Yıl 1998, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 9, 69 - 76, 20.01.1998

Harald Schmıdbauer

https://doi.org/10.14783/maruoneri.680667

Öz

The household income distribution (i e. how many households had which income) gives important information for social research We investigate the concentration and distribution of the income earned in 1994 by households in 19 Turkish province centers. The empirical bas is is a recent publication of DİE (Devlet İstatistik Enstitüsü). An analysis of the rank correlation between average income and income concentration reveals interesting features of Turkey.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Household income, Income distribution

TÜRKİYE'DEKİ GELİR KONSANTRASYONUNUN VE DAĞILIMININ İNCELENMESİ

Öz

The household income distribution (i e. how many households had which income) gives important information for social research. We investigate the concentration and distribution of the income earned in 1994 by households in 19 Turkish province centers. The empirical basis is a recent publication of DİE (Devlet İstatistik Enstitüsü). An analysis of the rank correlation between average income and income concentration reveals interesting features of Turkey.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Household income

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