The isograph methodology is developed here with associated distributions, indicators of inequality, additional results … distributions (FC, Dagum, SinghMaddala) are presented along with new proposals, including gb2 subfamilies with p=1/q and p=q, the … completes LaSi with a polarization term of intensity pi and location kappa. This latest proposal fits better the cases of …

Inequality, bi-polarization and polarization are related but distinct concepts aiming at analysing the income … distribution. This paper first recalls the main differences between these three notions of inequality, bipolarization and … polarization and then suggests using the so-called Shapley decomposition to show that the various income sources have a different …

foundations, how polarization is distinct from inequality and other ways of considering distances and differences across …This chapter reviews the basic conceptual foundations for the measurement of polarization, the origins of those … individuals, and how polarization can be measured in an economic, a social, and a hybrid socioeconomic perspective. The chapter …

Income distributions for developing countries in Asia are modeled using beta-2 distributions, which are estimated by a … method of moments procedure applied to grouped data. Estimated parameters of these distributions are used to calculate … measures of inequality, poverty, and pro-poor growth in four time periods over 1992 - 2010. Changes in these measures are …

In this paper, income distributions for developing countries in Asia are modeled using beta-2 distributions, which are … estimated by a method of moments procedure applied to grouped data. Estimated parameters of these distributions are used to … calculate measures of inequality, poverty, and pro-poor growth in four time periods over 1992-2010. Changes in these measures …

inequality. The paper proceeds by exploring a set of two-parameter continuous probability distributions widely used in economic …, characterized by special income distributions, whenever inequality disrupts social harmony and social cohesion, it attacks on two …Social scientists study two kinds of inequality: inequality between persons (as in income inequality) and inequality …

This paper presents the first global and regional estimates of polarization and bipolarization spanning the period 1960 … polarization estimates. The study introduces a battery of sensitivity tests to assess the reliability of polarization estimates … polarization levels and trends. Overall, we find that relative bipolarization has consistently decreased since 1980, while in …

The interest in the level of global inequality has surged in recent years. This paper complements existing estimates of … global inequality by providing the first estimates of the level of bipolarization of the global income distribution. During … 'absolute' measures. The results mirror trends in global inequality over the same period. …