We provide an analytical-behavioral explanation for the observed positive relationship between income inequality, as … positively correlated, holding the population’s income constant. -- income inequality ; relative deprivation ; the Gini …

inequality (when inequality is measured by the Gini coefficient). This happens when individuals' preferences depend negatively … that gives rise to this perverse effect of a transfer on inequality is a non-empty open subset of all preference profiles …. A robust example illustrates this result. -- a rank-preserving inequality-narrowing transfer ; the Gini coefficient …

inequality (when inequality is measured by the Gini coefficient). This happens when individuals' preferences depend negatively … that gives rise to this perverse effect of a transfer on inequality is a non-empty open subset of all preference profiles …. A robust example illustrates this result. -- A rank-preserving inequality-narrowing transfer ; The Gini coefficient …

Work done by the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR) has documented the many-faceted nature of … inequality in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. Conventionally measured inequality ranges from moderate (in Ghana) to extremely … high (in South Africa). Trying to tell one coherent story about African inequality, however, is difficult. The construction …

We present a new index for measuring income inequality in networks. The index is based on income comparisons made by …

We present a new index for measuring income inequality in networks. The index is based on income comparisons made by …

inequality in South Africa. Using a static tax-benefit microsimulation model with input datasets that were adjusted to reflect …

The Gini coefficient features prominently in Amartya Sen's 1973 and 1997 seminal work on income inequality and social …