Inequality, bi-polarization and polarization are related but distinct concepts aiming at analysing the income … distribution. This paper first recalls the main differences between these three notions of inequality, bipolarization and … polarization and then suggests using the so-called Shapley decomposition to show that the various income sources have a different …

Inequality, bi-polarization and polarization are related but distinct concepts aiming at analysing the income … distribution. This paper first recalls the main differences between these three notions of inequality, bipolarization and … polarization and then suggests using the so-called Shapley decomposition to show that the various income sources have a different …

found that inequality is positively associated with polarization and has an inverse-U relationship with fractionalization … heterogeneity on the one hand and measures of inequality and redistribution on the other, using state-level US data. Design …/methodology/approach – The relationship between ethnic/religious heterogeneity and inequality/redistribution is estimated, first, with ordinary …

foundations, how polarization is distinct from inequality and other ways of considering distances and differences across …This chapter reviews the basic conceptual foundations for the measurement of polarization, the origins of those … individuals, and how polarization can be measured in an economic, a social, and a hybrid socioeconomic perspective. The chapter …

understanding of income and wealth inequality. In this paper, I highlight some of the key empirical facts from this research and … theory is the Pareto distribution. The paper describes simple mechanisms that give rise to Pareto distributions for income … and wealth and considers the economic forces that influence top inequality over time and across countries. For example, it …

In this note, I compare stationary distributions of the linear model Xn+1=anXn+bn, where an and bn are non … terms of the Lorenz dominance. The result is useful in studies of wealth and income distributions. …