INCOME

INEQUALITY
Balbon, Mekha
Alfane, Ritz Dale
Pamulag, Gem

What is Income Inequality?

- it refers to the extent to which

income is distributed in an uneven
manner among a population.

The study noted that the Philippines registered a Gini

coefficient of 44 percent last year, higher than Thailands
42.5 percent, Indonesias 39.4 percent, Malaysias 37.9
percent and Vietnams 37.8 percent

Gini coefficientis ameasure of statistical

dispersionintended to represent the income
distribution of a nation's residents, and is the most
commonly used measure of inequality

Who are likely to receive less

than average income?
the unemployed
the underemployed
the sick and disabled
those with poor
qualifications or
low skills
the elderly
those working in the unofficial
labour market where pay below the
legal minimum

Remedies:
Progressive Taxes
Welfare Benefits

Mass
education
Subsideize
essential goods
and services Minimum wage
legislation

Income inequality data from the Family

Income and Expenditure Survey

Causes Changes in Income Inequality

Rising proportion of Urban Households

Age distribution changes

Increasing number of the highly educated

Wage rate Inequality