This chapter reviews the evidence on cross-national comparisons of annual disposable income inequality in over 20 …-national comparison of survey-based household income data. With these caveats in mind, we present data on both the level of inequality … during the early to mid-1990s, and in inequality trends since 1970. While most comparisons are made in terms of relative …

Just as the Gini inequality index captures people's relative deprivation [Yitzhaki (1979)], so, we show in this paper … (1980) and Yitzhaki (1983). Through "leaky bucket" experiments, we also suggest how we can parameterise the inequality …

Just as the Gini inequality index captures people's relative deprivation [Yitzhaki (1979)], so, we show in this paper … (1980) and Yitzhaki (1983). Through "leaky bucket" experiments, we also suggest how we can parameterise the inequality …

Differences in individual wealth holdings are widely viewed as a driving force of economic inequality. However, as this … in cross-sections, which eliminates transitory wealth inequality due to age, yet preserves inequality arising from other … yield erroneous wealth inequality rankings of countries …

Differences in individual wealth holdings are widely viewed as a driving force of economic inequality. However, as this … in cross-sections, which eliminates transitory wealth inequality due to age, yet preserves inequality arising from other … yield erroneous wealth inequality rankings of countries. …