inequality indices when estimated from complex survey data. It turns out that this method also greatly simpli?es the calculations …

inequality indices when estimated from complex survey data. It turns out that this method also greatly simplifies the …

generalisations. These curves are useful devices for examining welfare and inequality. Asymptotical sampling properties of the Lorenz … distribution of disposable income in 1971, 1976, 1981, 1985 and 1990. It is found out that relative inequality has been highest on … 1971, but the changes in relative inequality during period 1976-1990 have been almost negligible. Using a generalised …

This paper presents an analysis of changes in the distribution of gross household income and income inequality over the … period. We also estimate the effects of each of these factors on changes in various summary measures of inequality over the …), attributes, and employment outcomes each contribute to the observed increase in inequality, while the changes in returns are …

This paper analyses changes in the distribution of equivalised gross household income and income inequality in New … factors on alternative summary measures of inequality over the period. We find that changes in household structure and in the … socio-demographic characteristics of households are the main factors contributing to the rise in inequality, while the large …

This paper analyses changes in the distribution of equivalised gross household income and income inequality in New … these factors on alternative summary measures of inequality over the period. We find that changes in household structure and … in the socio-demographic characteristics of households are the main factors contributing to the rise in inequality, while …

This paper investigates income inequality and mobility for the prime age working population of Switzerland in the early … here in terms of inequality reduction when the accounting period for income is extended. We find that income inequality … increased between the early 80s and early 90s. The computation of within inequality reveals that age explains a significant …

ethically flexible tools that integrate these two strands. This is achieved using a measure of inequality that merges the well … transfers into a vertical equity effect and a loss of redistribution due to either classical HI or reranking. An inequality …-change approach and a money-metric cost-of-inequality approach are developed. The latter approach makes aggregate classical HI …

flexible tools that integrate these two strands. This is achieved using a measure of inequality that merges the well-known Gini … inequality-change approach and a money-metric cost-of-inequality approach are developed. The latter approach makes aggregate …

are analogous to the widely-used decompositions of inequality indices by population subgroup, except that they summarize … are not dependent on the choice of a specific summary index. Nonetheless, since inequality and poverty indices can be …