Measuring inequality /:

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 economi...

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1. Verfasser: Cowell, Frank A. (Frank Alan)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Ausgabe:3rd ed.
Schriftenreihe:LSE perspectives in economic analysis.
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Online-Zugang:DE-862
DE-863
Zusammenfassung: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?
Beschreibung:1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-224) and index.
ISBN:9780191613067
0191613061

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