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. 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 …

Distributional accounts for households enable measurement, study developments and identify drivers of inequality …

Distributional accounts for households enable measurement, study developments andidentify drivers of inequality …

was thus appropriately modeled as a finite mixture of distributions. Furthermore, each component in the mixture appeared … distribution including earnings inequality. In addition, we correlate component membership with worker type to provide a tacit link …

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. …