"This paper presents a new framework for analyzing inequality that moves beyond the anonymity postulate. We estimate the determinants of sectoral choice and the joint distributions of outcomes across sectors. We determine which components of realized earnings variability are due to uncertainty...

The paper discusses the U-shaped relationship between the equivalence scale ne and the Gini index instead of considering the equivalence scale's relationship to the generalised entropy measures, which was studied by Coulter, et al. (1992). An end-point condition is given for the U-shaped...

Most equivalence scales which are applied in research on poverty and inequality do not depend on income, although there is strong empirical evidence that equivalence scales in fact are income dependent. This paper explores the consistency of results derived from income independent and income...