We show how classic source-decomposition and subgroup-decomposition methodscan be reconciled with regression … approach. TheLIS database is used to compare the approaches using an analysis of the changingcontributions to inequality in the …

several alternative theoretically consistent approaches to inequality decomposition. Results are illustrated using US PSID …We develop two simple measures of how much inequality is explained by individual population characteristics or groups …

, the anatomy of income inequality is thoroughly examined, and particular attention is given to the issue of statistical …

inequality between these sub groups or to inequality within them is investigated, employing a decomposition analysis by … income inequality in Greece. This analysis is quite revealing for understanding and explaining income idfferences among … certain population subgroups with apparent policy implications. The degree to which overall inequality is attributable to …

-section household survey data set. We calculate standard scalar measures of inequality and poverty, together with decile means and …This paper analyses the evolution of inequality and poverty in Brazil during the 1980s, using a large repeated cross … performed to infer population dominance, generating robust welfare and inequality comparisons. Analogously, mixed stochastic …

This paper employs a decomposition analysis of inequality by income source to understand and explain particular aspects … of income inequality in Greece. The results suggest that entrepreneurial income is the most significant contributor to … overall inequality in Greece. It is also shown that there is a weak redistributive impact of taxes and social security …

distribution. We show that inequality changed dramatically during the decade, along with modest changes in average income. Applying …

The analysis of inequality is placed in the context of recent developments in economics and statistics. Prepated for …

responses suggest that important axioms which serveto differentiate polarisation from inequality - e.g. increased bipolarisation …