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

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 … inequality between these sub groups or to inequality within them is investigated, employing a decomposition analysis by …

This paper analyses the evolution of inequality and poverty in Brazil during the 1980s, using a large repeated cross …-section household survey data set. We calculate standard scalar measures of inequality and poverty, together with decile means and … 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 …

Inequality aversion and risk aversion are widely assumed features of economic models. But a review of the literature … designed to separate inequality aversion from risk aversion. In a set of laboratory experiments, subjects chose between two … alternative with constant risk level implies a higher level of inequality aversion. The experiment was conducted among 211 eight …

in factor income or transfers and may affect estimates of inequality or other indicators of the inter-personal income …