This paper explores the link between polarization and inequality and proposes some analytical methods to decompose the … Duclos, Esteban, and Ray (2004) polarization index by population groups or income sources. In some cases, the decomposition … methods were extend to the Esteban and Ray (1994) one. The main aim of these decomposition methods is to extend the …

decomposition of the Gini coefficient and generalize it, in some cases, to the decomposition of other inequality indices. For the …Decomposing inequality indices across household groups or income sources is useful in estimating the contribution of … each component to total inequality. This can help policy makers draw efficient policies to reduce disparities in the …

incomes. This paper assesses the net welfare benefit of mobility by assuming both a social aversion to inequality in permanent … and on the inequality of income across individuals. Using panel data, we find that Canada's tax system limits … income equalizing effect of taxes can reach up to 23 percent of mean income at the higher values of inequality aversion that …

incomes. This paper assesses the net welfare benefit of mobility by assuming both a social aversion to inequality in permanent … and on the inequality of income across individuals. Using panel data, we find that Canada's tax system limits … income equalizing effect of taxes can reach up to 23 percent of mean income at the higher values of inequality aversion that …

We investigate the properties of a family of social evaluation functions and inequality indices which merge the …)) indices. Income inequality aversion is captured by decreasing marginal utilities, and aversion to rank inequality is captured … by rank-dependent ethical weights, thus providing an ethically-flexible dual basis for the assessment of inequality and …

This paper explores the link between poverty and inequality through an analysis of the poverty impact of changes in … income-component inequality and in between -an within- group inequality. This can help shed light on the theoretical and … empirical linkages between poverty, growth and inequality. It might also help design policies to improve both equity and welfare …

or that of the change in inequality on poverty. During the last few years, there was a growing interest to perform such …

incomes. This paper assesses the net welfare benefit of mobility by assuming both a social aversion to inequality in permanent … and on the inequality of income across individuals. Using panel data, we find that Canada’s tax system limits … income equalizing effect of taxes can reach up to 23 percent of mean income at the higher values of inequality aversion that …