Clementi, F.; Di Matteo, T.; Gallegati, M.; Kaniadakis, G. - In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 387 (2008) 13, pp. 3201-3208
This paper proposes the κ-generalized distribution as a model for describing the distribution and dispersion of income within a population. Formulas for the shape, moments and standard tools for inequality measurement–such as the Lorenz curve and the Gini coefficient–are given. A method for...