education coefficient. Households at risk of poverty are also taken into account. Income inequality is measured by way of the …

This paper explains how to build Lorenz Curves for income distributions and discusses their use for inequality … and draw Lorenz Curves. A discussion on the use of Lorenz Curves to represent inequality is also provided. It highlights …

This paper examines the relationship between relative income inequality and health in Finland, using individual … suggest that income inequality is not associated with increased morbidity in the population. The results for women differ to … negatively related to the probability of good physical health and no disability retirement. For men, relative income inequality …

inequality in several parts: we will distinguish 11 different benefits and several income taxes and social contributions in our … empirical investigation across countries. First, we use LIS data to analyze income inequality and the redistributive effect of … we decompose income inequality through several taxes and transfers. We analyze the redistributive effect of several …

redistribution in a comparative setting. We use micro-data from the Luxembourg Income Study to examine household market inequality … increase in primary household inequality in all 20 countries over the last 25 years (except Ireland). In most countries, the … income inequality, although they appear to have become less effective in doing so since the mid-1990s. We find that the …