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This paper overviews the well-known inequality measures and applies information-theoretic tools for comparing inequality among nations. Specifically, we use the World Values Survey data, including households’ income levels in 57 countries, to rank inequality. We then examine the effects of...
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Recent literature has suggested many ways of measuring equality of opportunity. We analyze in a systematic manner the various approaches put forth in the literature to show whether and to what extent different choices matter empirically. We use EU-SILC data for most European countries for 2005...
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Empirical research in accounting has lately focused much on sophisticated statistical methodology and econometrics and … issues as an important ingredient of empirical research in accounting. I present two methods of conceptualization - the … single-entity approach and the game theoretic approach. I give several examples in accounting research to explain the …
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