Measuring inequality / Frank A. Cowell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cowell, Frank A. (Frank Alan)

Series:

LSE perspectives in economic analysis.

LSE perspectives in economic analysis

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Income distribution--Mathematical models.

Income distribution.

Income distribution--Statistical methods.

Poverty--Statistical methods.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. First Principles; 2. Charting Inequality; 3. Analysing Inequality; 4. Modelling Inequality; 5. From Theory to Practice; A: Technical Appendix; B: Notes on Sources and Literature; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-180865-2

0-19-162512-4

1-283-34842-X

9786613348425

0-19-161306-1

OCLC:

756484817