Measuring inequality

Frank A. Cowell

What do we mean by inequality comparisons? If the rich just get richer and the poor get poorer, the answer might seem easy. But what if the income distribution changes in a complicated way? Can we use mathematical or statistical techniques to simplify the comparison problem in a way that has economic meaning? What does it mean to measure inequality? Is it similar to National Income? Or a price index? Is it enough just to work out the Gini coefficient?Measuring Inequality tackles these questions and examines the underlying principles of inequality measurement and its relation to welfare economi

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Year of publication:	2011 ; 3rd ed (Online-Ausg.)
Authors:	Cowell, Frank A.
Publisher:	Oxford : Oxford University Press
Subject:	Einkommensverteilung \| Income distribution \| Theorie \| Theory \| Messung \| Measurement \| Konzentrationsmaß \| Concentration measurement \| Soziale Wohlfahrtsfunktion \| Social welfare function \| Einkommensunterschied \| Statistik \| Ungleichheit

Extent:	Online-Ressource (1 online resource (233 p.)) ill.
Series:	London School of Economics Perspectives in Economic Analysis Ser. LSE perspectives in economic analysis
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-224) and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:	978-1-283-34842-3 ; 978-0-19-959403-0 ; 0-19-959403-1 ; 0-19-959404-X ; 978-0-19-959404-7
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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