Mahfi Eğilmez's 'congratulations' to TurkStat on the coefficient: 'We wish them continued success'

TurkStat revised its 2023 Income Distribution Statistics data, announcing that the Gini coefficient had fallen from 0.433 to 0.420. Economist Mahfi Eğilmez commented on this improvement with irony, congratulating TurkStat.

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Mahfi Eğilmez's 'congratulations' to TurkStat on the coefficient: 'We wish them continued success'

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has published the corrected bulletin for its 2023 Income Distribution Statistics data. Economist Mahfi Eğilmez commented on the revision in question.

Economist Mahfi Eğilmez congratulated TurkStat while using irony regarding the improvement in the Gini indicator, which measures income equality.

'CONGRATULATIONS ON THESE EFFORTS...'

In his post regarding TurkStat's adjustment to the data, Eğilmez stated the following:

“TurkStat made a correction to the 2022 income distribution data and revised the Gini coefficient, which it had previously set at 0.433, down to 0.420, announcing that our situation is not that bad after all. We congratulate TurkStat for these efforts and wish them continued success!”

News Source: 12punto