This paper illustrates how Crossing Generalised Lorenz (GL) curves can be used to identify the best income distribution … on social welfare grounds within a set of alternative income distributions generated by different policy options. It … starts by illustrating two alternative income distributions resulting from policy changes that lead to income increases for …

) bidimensional decomposition method. Our results indicate that while Iranian authorities repeatedly have claimed that income …

networks framework. We give details about this approach by stating the nature of trade flows that occur in these networks, and … of intra-continental and intercontinental flows for nine zones of regional integration that cover the world’s entire set …

This paper illustrates how Lorenz Curves can be used to identify the best income distribution on social welfare grounds …, within a set of alternative income distributions generated by different policy options. After highlighting some drawbacks of … Lorenz Curves to rank income distributions is provided in a step-by-step procedure and is illustrated with some simple …

This paper analyzes the relationship between mean income and the income of the rich. Our methodology closely follows … data from the World Top Incomes database, which collects top income data from several countries using tax returns as the … raw source. We define the “rich” as earners in the top 10 percent, 1 percent, 0.1 percent, and 0.01 percent of the income …

required for a convex relationship between size elasticity and the Gini index. Empirically, income distributions satisfy those …

voter theorem, because it is no longer only the level of income which drives the equilibrium policies but also the ability … the labour income. Finally, using data from the Luxemburg Income Study, I demon- strate that the cohort-speci�c inequality …

In this paper I will analyse the redistribution of income amongst n generations using the Single-mindedness Theory. I … traditional literature, but rather on more realistic labour income taxation. Since the Government has to clear the budget, some …

process in every society is determined not only by equivalent income, but also by socioeconomic characteristics of the … household. Micro-data of the National Survey of Household Income and Expenditure (ENIGH) is used, so that household disposable … equivalent income is related to the attributes of the household head. Once the social groups are quantified, an ordered probit …