Bologna in Roma, Roma in Bologna : disegno e architettura durante il pontificato di Gregorio 13., 1572-1585 / Maurizio Ricci

• Record Nr.: UNINA990009748090403321
• Autore: Ricci, Maurizio <1959- >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Roma : Campisano Editore, 2012
• ISBN: 978-88-98229-01-7
• Descrizione fisica: 154 p., [32] c. di tav. ; 21 cm
• Collana: Saggi di storia dell'arte
• Locazione: FARBC
• Collocazione: ARCH B 2529
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Measuring inequality [[electronic resource] /] / Frank A. Cowell

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781758303321
• Autore: Cowell Frank A (Frank Alan)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011
• ISBN: 0-19-180865-2; 0-19-162512-4; 1-283-34842-X; 9786613348425; 0-19-161306-1
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Collana: LSE perspectives in economic analysis
• Disciplina: 339.2015118
• Soggetti: Income distribution - Mathematical models; Income distribution - Statistical methods; Poverty - Statistical methods
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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