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Nonparametric estimation of a polarization measure

This paper develops methodology for nonparametric estimation of a polarization measure due to Anderson (2004) and Anderson, Ge, and Leo (2006) based on kernel estimation techniques. We give the asymptotic distribution theory of our estimator, which in some cases is nonstandard due to a boundary value problem. We also propose a method for conducting inference based on estimation of unknown quantities in the limiting distribution and show that our method yields consistent inference in all cases we consider. We investigate the finite sample properties of our methods by simulation methods. We give an application to the study of polarization within China in recent years.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: cemmap working paper ; No. CWP14/09

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Hypothesis Testing: General
Estimation: General
Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
Thema
Kernel Estimation
Inequality
Overlap coefficient
Poissonization
Soziale Ungleichheit
Schätztheorie
China

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Anderson, Gordon
Linton, Oliver
Whang, Yoon-Jae
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice (cemmap)
(wo)
London
(wann)
2009

DOI
doi:10.1920/wp.cem.2009.1409
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Anderson, Gordon
  • Linton, Oliver
  • Whang, Yoon-Jae
  • Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice (cemmap)

Entstanden

  • 2009

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