How to weight the Gini coefficient decomposition?

[haeeun choi]

hi all,

i want the Gini coefficient decomposition in Lerman-Yitzhaki's method.
but "descogini" doesn't support weights.

so, im trying to use DASP's "diginis".
however, I still haven't found an command that applies weights.

can you tell me how i can apply weights while using Lerman-Yitzhaki's method?
thanks,

[P Van Kerm]

You can do that with -sgini- available on ssc (check the sourcedecomposition option). Documentation is available here: http://www.vankerm.net/stata/manuals/sgini.pdf

ssc install sgini
use http://www.stata-press.com/data/r9/nlswork , clear
tsset idcode year
gen w = exp(ln_wage)
sgini w L.w L2.w , source

Good luck
Philippe