Estimating the income distribution of some Muslim countries based on entropy measures
Other Title(s)
توزيع الدخل لبعض الدول الإسلامية بناء على مقاييس عشوائية
Author
Source
Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Islamic Economics
Issue
Vol. 32, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2019), pp.159-169, 11 p.
Publisher
King Abdulaziz University Scientific Publishing Center
Publication Date
2019-01-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Sociology and Anthropology and Social Work
Abstract EN
Having biased and unjustified income distribution in a country can have many unpleasant consequences such as, poor health, frustration and dissatisfaction, increase in social problems and criminal activities, unreliable education systems, etc.
Therefore, determining the income distribution of a country is of great importance and benefit for social safety and economic growth.
Using real data for the year 2016 for three Muslim countries, Saudi Arabia (KSA), United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt, this paper utilizes the so-called entropy measures in the problem of estimating the income probability distribution, using the least available information or incomplete information such as the average and range of income.
The paper also provides rough estimates of the Coefficient of Variation (CV) and Gini Index for each country.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kinanah, Umar Abd al-Rahman. 2019. Estimating the income distribution of some Muslim countries based on entropy measures. Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Islamic Economics،Vol. 32, no. 1, pp.159-169.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-851902
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kinanah, Umar Abd al-Rahman. Estimating the income distribution of some Muslim countries based on entropy measures. Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Islamic Economics Vol. 32, no. 1 (Jan. 2019), pp.159-169.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-851902
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kinanah, Umar Abd al-Rahman. Estimating the income distribution of some Muslim countries based on entropy measures. Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Islamic Economics. 2019. Vol. 32, no. 1, pp.159-169.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-851902
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Text in English ; abstracts in Arabic.
Record ID
BIM-851902