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field of distributional analysis. To this end, it covers subjects including inequality, poverty, and the modeling of income …
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Most equivalence scales which are applied in research on poverty and inequality do not depend on income, although there … differing assessments of poverty and inequality under quite general conditions. German microdata will be used to demonstrate and …
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This paper introduces in statistics the notion of the barycenter of the distribution of a non-negative random variable and explores its relation with the Gini index, the concentration area, and the Gini’s mean difference. The introduction of the barycenter allows for new economic, geometrical,...
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This paper introduces in statistics the notion of the barycenter of the distribution of a non-negative random variable Y with a positive finite mean μY and the quantile function Q(x). The barycenter is denoted by μX and defined as the expected value of the random variable X having the...
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The present work estimates poverty and inequality indices in various groups that are known to have high contributions … to poverty and inequality, such as farmers, pensioners and families with 3 or more children. Using the bootstrap … technique, we estimate confidence intervals for these indices and examine if the decrease of poverty and inequality during the …
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The present work estimates poverty and inequality indices in various groups that are known to have high contributions … to poverty and inequality, such as farmers, pensioners and families with 3 or more children. Using the bootstrap … technique, we estimate confidence intervals for these indices and examine if the decrease of poverty and inequality during the …
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consistent assessments of social welfare, inequality and poverty embodied in a given income distribution. Methods: We propose …
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residual-free and the time-reversion consistent poverty decomposition into growth and distribution effects. The case study uses … the post-Doi Moi Vietnam, 1993-2014, where significant poverty reduction has taken place. The results indicate the … the poverty decrease. Growth enhancing policies targeting the mean or per-capita increase of income is generally good for …
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