Measuring Inequality.
Frank. Cowell
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (252 pages)
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| Utgave | 3rd ed.
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1. First Principles -- 1.1 A preview of the book -- 1.2 Inequality of what? -- 1.3 Inequality measurement, justice, and poverty -- 1.4 Inequality and the social structure -- 1.5 Questions -- 2. Charting Inequality -- 2.1 Diagrams -- 2.2 Inequality measures -- 2.3 Rankings -- 2.4 From charts to analysis -- 2.5 Questions -- 3. Analysing Inequality -- 3.1 Social welfare functions -- 3.2 SWF-based inequality measures -- 3.3 Inequality and information theory -- 3.4 Building an inequality measure -- 3.5 Choosing an inequality measure -- 3.6 Summary -- 3.7 Questions -- 4. Modelling Inequality -- 4.1 The idea of a model -- 4.2 The lognormal distribution -- 4.3 The Pareto distribution -- 4.4 How good are the functional forms? -- 4.5 Questions -- 5. From Theory to Practice -- 5.1 The data -- 5.2 Computation of the inequality measures -- 5.3 Appraising the calculations -- 5.4 Shortcuts: fitting functional forms -- 5.5 Interpreting the answers -- 5.6 A sort of conclusion -- 5.7 Questions -- A: Technical Appendix -- A.1 Overview -- A.2 Measures and their properties -- A.3 Functional forms of distribution -- A.4 Interrelationships between inequality measures -- A.5 Decomposition of inequality measures -- A.6 Negative incomes -- A.7 Estimation problems -- A.8 Using the website -- B: Notes on Sources and Literature -- B.1 Chapter 1 -- B.2 Chapter 2 -- B.3 Chapter 3 -- B.4 Chapter 4 -- B.5 Chapter 5 -- B.6 Technical Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.. - This book deals with the theoretical and practical problems involved in measuring the extent of inequality. The book covers modern theoretical developments in inequality analysis, and shows how the way we think about inequality has been shaped by classic contributions in economics and related disciplines.
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| ISBN | 9780191613067
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