This note sets out some basic results regarding calculation of the Gini measure and its standard error in the context of cross-sectional micro-datasets where sample weights are provided for aggregation from sample to population values.

The aim of this paper is to provide an introduction to the concept of user cost and its determinants. Particular attention is given to the influence of taxation. The concept of user cost relates to the rental, the rate of return to capital, that arises in a profit maximising situation in which...