income distributions. We use for that purpose an index of polarization that does not account for alienation. This index is … the identification component of polarization that measures the degree to which individuals feel alike in an income … distribution. This development leads to identification dominance curves and derives first-order and higher-order stochastic …

completes LaSi with a polarization term of intensity pi and location kappa. This latest proposal fits better the cases of …

The job polarization hypothesis suggests a U-shaped pattern of employment growth along the earnings/skill distribution … relevance is the implications of job polarization and technological change for earnings distributions. In this paper, we put the … RBTC trend into perspective by decomposing earnings growth into parts attributable to job polarization and other components …

polarization compared to another if the former always has a larger dominance surface than the latter regardless of the value of the …This paper shows how to compare the size of the middle class in income distributions using a polarization index that do … not account for identification. We derive a class of polarization indices where the antagonism function is constant in …

indexes, generalized entropy, Wolfson polarization, etc.). This method also provides a smoothing tool that is able to show the …

The relationship between income inequality and polarization is an empirical fact: a change in equality might occur … together with a change in polarization. At the same time, polarization might emerge while inequality remains constant. The … disposable income distributions evolved over time. The results indicate that polarization increased in all the considered …