Transportation is an important source of carbon emissions. Since the level of urban traffic motorization enhanced quickly, the problem of carbon emissions derived from transportation has become a significant concern in recent years. It has become a key issue to study how to effectively reduce...

Abstract To increase the power of the VaR tests, it has been recently proposed to extend the duration-based test class with the geometric-VaR and Gini-coefficient-based tests. These tests, though exhibiting outstanding power properties, have not gained recognition in the industry. A potential...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the long‐run relationship between economic growth and income inequality in China during the pre‐reform (1952‐1978) and post‐reform (1979‐2007) periods, this will be done via cointegration analysis. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to examine the nature and extent of gender and spatial inequalities in educational attainment in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses the education Gini coefficient, computed on the basis of years of schooling of individuals, to assess...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose the application of Gini, Theil and concentration indices for measuring inequality in water usage. Design/methodology/approach Gini coefficients and Theil indices have been used to estimate the overall inequality in domestic water use in a sample of...

Purpose The structural change of the dairy industry has been a long-term process with fewer, larger dairy herds in all regions. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate whether this structural change is leading to less income and wealth equality across dairy farms and how these factors differ...

Purpose – This paper seeks to make the case for new research into the perceived fairness and impact of executive pay. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the literature regarding executive compensation and corporate performance and examines the evidence that a more egalitarian...