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Trade policy and the household distribution of income
Francois, Joseph F.; Rojas-Romagosa, Hugo - 2004
We explore the relationship between import protection and the household distribution of income. We first develop a general-equilibrium mapping from tariffs to household inequality measures. This also yields predictions for linkages between tariffs, development level, and observed household...
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Inequality comparisons with ordinal data
Jenkins, Stephen - 2019
Non-intersection of appropriately-defined Generalized Lorenz (GL) curves is equivalent to a unanimous ranking of distributions of ordinal data by all Cowell and Flachaire (Economica 2017) indices of inequality and by a new index based on GL curve areas. Comparisons of life satisfaction...
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How polarized is the global income distribution?
Roope, Laurence; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Tarp, Finn - 2018
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 1975-2010, global bipolarization declined...
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Estimates of the world distribution of personal incomes based on country sample clones
Kot, Stanisław Maciej - 2016
In this paper, the world distribution of personal incomes (WDPI) is estimated using a global sample comprising country …
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Lights, camera...income! : estimating poverty using national accounts, survey means, and lights
Pinkovskiy, Maxim; Sala-i-Martin, Xavier - 2014
true income per capita and $1-a-day poverty rates for the developing world and its regions. We obtain poverty estimates …
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Isograph and LaSiPiKa distribution : the comparative morphology of income inequalities and intelligible parameters of 53 LIS countries 1967-2020
Chauvel, Louis - 2023
The isograph methodology is developed here with associated distributions, indicators of inequality, additional results, and is implemented on 53 LIS countries (with an annex covering 655 LIS country-year samples). The gb2 and other classical distributions (FC, Dagum, SinghMaddala) are presented...
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A simple measure to study multinational income inequality
Orkideh, Gharehgozli; Vidya, Atal - In: Národohospodářský obzor : časopis věnovaný … 21 (2021) 1, pp. 27-40
Using the Big Mac Index, we offer a simple measure to study the real income inequality. We provide a multidimensional real income inequality analysis by exploring the Coefficient of Variation and the Big Mac Affordability of households across all income deciles of 28 countries for the years 2000...
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Unit Nonresponse Bias in Inequality Measurement : Worldwide Analysis Using Luxembourg Income Study Database
Hlasny, Vladimir - 2019
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Polarization : Concepts, Measurement, Estimation
Duclos, Jean-Yves; Esteban, Joan Maria; Ray, Debraj - 2003
The purpose of this paper is two-fold. First, we develop the measurement theory of polarization for the case in which asset distributions can be described using density functions. Second, we provide sample estimators of population polarization indices that can be used to compare polarization...
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The World Distribution of Income and Income Inequality
Heshmati, Almas - 2021
results from different case studies are presented. These results are further contrasted to those obtained based on the World … the concepts, measurement and decomposition of inequality, the world distribution of income and inequality measured at … those based on the World Income Inequality Database. Research on the world income inequality supports increased awareness of …
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