In a recent paper in this journal [J. Stat. Mech. (2009) P02037] we proposed a new, physically motivated, distribution function for modeling individual incomes having its roots in the framework of the k-generalized statistical mechanics. The performance of the k-generalized distribution was...

This paper proposes a three-parameter statistical model of income distribution using the maximum entropy principle based on a generalized entropic measure suggested by Kaniadakis (2001, 2002, 2005). Formulas for the shape, moments and standard tools for inequality measurement are given. The...

This article proposes the k-generalized distribution as a descriptive model for the distribution and dispersion of income within a population based on the deformed exponential and logarithm functions recently introduced by Kaniadakis (Phys A 296:405–425, 2001; Phys Rev E 66:056125, 2002; Phys Rev E...