Temkin (1986,1993) sets out a philosophical basis for the analysis of income inequality that provides an important … axiomatic structure and we use this structure to derive a new class of inequality indices and an inequality ordering. This class … of indices has a family relationship to well-known measures of inequality, deprivation and poverty. The ordering is shown …

This paper investigates the relationship between growth and inequality from a demographic point of view. In an extended … inequality is at first positive and then may be negative in the process of population aging. The results are consistent with the …

This article provides a brief overview of the key issues in inequality measurement and has been prepared for inclusion …

This paper examines how people assess inequality of an income distribution and how inequality could be measured. We … start from philosophical analysis of L Temkin who distinguishes nine plausible aspects of inequality. His approach is based …

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 …

growing inequality in PC ownership over the 1980s and 1990s. Analysis of ownership patterns of four other household consumer … durables suggests that there may be significant limitations to relying solely on the market to eradicate PC inequality quickly. …

Building on previous studies on perceptions of inequality, welfare and risk we investigate the structure of individuals …

rise in inequality will lead to more redistribution. This paper shows that, for the UK in the period 1983-2004, a plausibly … exogenous rise in income inequality has not been associated with increased redistribution. We then explore this further using …