inequality indices when estimated from complex survey data. It turns out that this method also greatly simpli?es the calculations …

inequality indices when estimated from complex survey data. It turns out that this method also greatly simplifies the …

inequality indices when estimated from complex survey data. It turns out that this method also greatly simplifies the …

generalisations. These curves are useful devices for examining welfare and inequality. Asymptotical sampling properties of the Lorenz … distribution of disposable income in 1971, 1976, 1981, 1985 and 1990. It is found out that relative inequality has been highest on … 1971, but the changes in relative inequality during period 1976-1990 have been almost negligible. Using a generalised …

decomposition techniques of inequality measurement in a bivariate distribution context. Usually decomposed measures of inequality …

Empirical analyses on income and wealth inequality and those in other fields in economics and finance often face the … of the recently developed \textit{t}-statistic based robust inference approaches in the analysis of inequality measures … equality of two parameters of interest (e.g., a test of equality of inequality measures in two regions or countries considered …

Poverty and inequality are often estimated from grouped data as complete household surveys are neither always available … methods, we use unit data from several household surveys and theoretical distributions. We find that poverty and inequality …

The relationship between income inequality and polarization is an empirical fact: a change in equality might occur … together with a change in polarization. At the same time, polarization might emerge while inequality remains constant. The …

what extent is existing income inequality due to circumstances, as opposed to 'effort'? Our results suggest that several … circumstances, importantly both parental income and own IQ, are important for long-run income inequality, but that variations in … individual effort account for the most part of that inequality. …