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 simpli?es the calculations …

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 …

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 …

societal income inequality, poverty, polarization and societal segmentation are examined. What emerges for the Eurozone as an … behaviour. However, in the face of increasing overall Eurozone inequality, constituent nations were becoming increasingly …

This paper presents an analysis of changes in the distribution of gross household income and income inequality over the … period. We also estimate the effects of each of these factors on changes in various summary measures of inequality over the …), attributes, and employment outcomes each contribute to the observed increase in inequality, while the changes in returns are …

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. …