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 …

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 …

This work studies trends in income distributions and inequality in the European Union using data from the European … slight increase in inequality which is however not significant at conventional levels. …

presence of inequality, however, it deviates or refracts from the ideal condition. In this paper, I try to measure economic … inequality from the index of refraction. First, I compute such an index for each stratum to evaluate condition in each and then … add all to propose an overall measure of economic inequality, which appears to be a standardised measure of the length of …

This paper aims at measuring and analysing for the first time inequality in the distribution of expenditures among … decomposition of the Gini index through Shapley's approach, within-group inequality is greater than between-group inequality. These …

multidimensional deprivation using the MDI is that this index is sensitive to inequality and can be fully broken down by deprivation …