<p>Determining an upper bound, particularly the optimal upper bound of the Gini coefficient when dealing with grouped data without specified income brackets remains an important and open question. In this paper, we introduce an efficient algorithm to calculate the exact optimal upper bound of the Gini coefficient with provable guarantees. To exemplify these methods, we also offer computed results for the Gini coefficients of urban and rural China spanning the years 2003 to 2008.</p>

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Calculating the upper bound of the Gini coefficient using grouped data and a case study of China

  • Pixu Shi,
  • Anru R. Zhang

摘要

Determining an upper bound, particularly the optimal upper bound of the Gini coefficient when dealing with grouped data without specified income brackets remains an important and open question. In this paper, we introduce an efficient algorithm to calculate the exact optimal upper bound of the Gini coefficient with provable guarantees. To exemplify these methods, we also offer computed results for the Gini coefficients of urban and rural China spanning the years 2003 to 2008.