We use a parametric method to estimate the income distribution for 191 countries between 1970 and 2006. We estimate the World Distribution of Income and estimate poverty rates, poverty counts and various measures of income inequality and welfare. Using the official $1/day line, we estimate that...

We use a parametric method to estimate the income distribution for 191 countries between 1970 and 2006. We estimate the World Distribution of Income and estimate poverty rates, poverty counts and various measures of income inequality and welfare. Using the official $1/day line, we estimate that...

In den letzten Jahren ist soziale Ungleichheit immer mehr in das Zentrum der (…) Aufmerksamkeit gerückt. Soziale Ungleichheit hat viele Gesichter, ihr harter Kern ist aber die Einkommensungleichheit. Die Vorlesungen beruhen auf der Auswertung der soziologischen, ökonomischen und...

In this paper, we study the inequality indices for some models of wealth exchange. We calculated Gini index and newly introduced k-index and compare the results with reported empirical data available for different countries. We have found lower and upper bounds for the indices and discuss the...