Modeling Income Distributions and Lorenz Curves Edited by Duangkamon Chotikapanich Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics Monash University 26 Sir John Monash Drive Caulfield East VIC 3145 Australia 4y Springer Contents Part I Collection of...

The parameterization of income distributions using Lorenz Curves is a useful technique to analyze the characteristics of income inequality within a given population. It provides a way of describing how data are generated, why the level of inequality is what it is, and how these factors impact...