This paper studies the age-group-specific evolution of inequality of total income among highly and less educated … percent. The results indicate that increases in inequality particularly burdened the youngest age groups in the bottom 40 …

changes at the extremes of the distribution might obscure inequality's actual dimension, and thereby help perpetuate it. To … avoid this, the present paper discusses a complementary indicator for the measurement of inequality: the ratio of the income …

inequality in Germany. We believe that it is important to be precise in the way in which we define the inequality measure and the … income inequality in Germany does not seem to find strong support in the data. In particular, we find that current low levels … of unemployment are likely to imply higher levels of measured inequality among the employed, but are likely to diminish …

As embodied in the concept of "inequality extraction" (Branko Milanovic), it is not possible to increase inequality … (especially income inequality) in a society sustainably to levels beyond what is actually socially acceptable (and even less to … comparisons of inequality levels on the country (or the regional) level and for poorer societies in general, adaptations for the …

Most evidence on the long-run evolution of income inequality is restricted to top income shares. While this evidence is … analysing inequality in the income distribution as a whole. This paper proposes a non-parametric approach for estimating … inequality in the overall distribution of income on the basis of tabular data from different sources, some in a highly aggregated …

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 …

coefficient, but is exogenous to any behavioral response. Analyzing the effect of this redistribution index on inequality, I find … personal income. From a political economy perspective, I also find some evidence that more inequality leads states to implement … redistribution and inequality …

United States (1921-2012) to estimate two Gini-like indices representing inequality at the bottom and the top of the income … to be mostly explained by an increase in inequality at the bottom of the income distribution, which more than offsets the … decrease in inequality at the top. The implication is that middle incomes gained relative to high incomes, but especially …