Appendix
This appendix provides additional tables and figures that may be useful in understanding the concepts and results discussed in chapters 1–3. We use the same Integrated Household Survey dataset of Georgia for 2003 and 2006 that we used in chapter 3. Results in this appendix are reported at the national level, with rural and urban breakdown, and at the subnational level for 2003 only. Figures for a particular region cover both 2003 and 2006.
Income Standards and Inequality In chapter 3, we examined income standards such as quantile incomes, partial means, and the arithmetic mean. Remember that quantile incomes and partial means, unlike arithmetic means, are not computed using the entire per capita expenditure distribution. So the arithmetic mean is the only standard among these three that depends on the entire distribution. However, it is not sensitive to any change in spread or inequality within the distribution. Given that any inequality index can be constructed using a higher income standard and a lower income standard, income standards can be used to construct the different inequality indices presented in chapter 3. Table A.1 shows additional income standards that are sensitive to inequality across the entire distribution. Table rows report rural and urban areas and subnational regions. Row 13 reports the income standard for Georgia as a whole. The variable is per capita expenditure, assessed in lari.
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