02990nam 2200709Ia 450 991045774260332120200520144314.00-19-180865-20-19-162512-41-283-34842-X97866133484250-19-161306-1(CKB)2550000000050174(EBL)784754(OCoLC)756484817(SSID)ssj0000539025(PQKBManifestationID)12213906(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000539025(PQKBWorkID)10568809(PQKB)10053135(StDuBDS)EDZ0001101039(MiAaPQ)EBC784754(MiAaPQ)EBC800885(PPN)158038959(Au-PeEL)EBL784754(CaPaEBR)ebr10511355(CaONFJC)MIL334842(EXLCZ)99255000000005017420101029d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMeasuring inequality[electronic resource] /Frank A. Cowell3rd ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20111 online resource (252 p.)LSE perspectives in economic analysisDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-959404-X 0-19-959403-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexWhat 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 economiLSE perspectives in economic analysis.Income distributionMathematical modelsIncome distributionStatistical methodsPovertyStatistical methodsElectronic books.Income distributionMathematical models.Income distributionStatistical methods.PovertyStatistical methods.339.2015118Cowell Frank A(Frank Alan)117649MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457742603321Measuring inequality820825UNINA