Title :
Evaluation of knowledge stock gap based on Theil index
Author :
Bo-Tang Han ; Wen-Xue Wu ; Jie Qi ; Hong-Qi Hui
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage. & Econ., Beijing Inst. of Technol., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Theil index has been widely used in inequality measure for its systematic and homogeneous. This paper establishes the knowledge stock index system to calculate the knowledge stock, considering the specific economic background with fewer indexes reflecting the stock accurately and scientifically, then evaluates the knowledge stock gap based on the Theil index. The empirical analysis of 31 Chinese provinces in 2011 shows that there are differences among different regions, the evaluation of knowledge stock gap of Beijing, Jiangsu and Guangdong are significantly higher than the whole country´s average level. Besides, the reasons are analyzed in detail.
Keywords :
economics; Chinese provinces; Theil index; economic background; knowledge stock gap; knowledge stock index system; Abstracts; Dispersion; Indexes; Investment; Personnel; Weight measurement; XML; Index System; Knowledge Stock gap; Theil index;
Conference_Titel :
Machine Learning and Cybernetics (ICMLC), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lanzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4216-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICMLC.2014.7009687