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

• Autore: Cowell Frank A (Frank Alan)
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Disciplina: 339.2015118
• Soggetto topico: Income distribution - Mathematical models; Income distribution - Statistical methods; Poverty - Statistical methods
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Measuring inequality
• ISBN: 0-19-180865-2; 0-19-162512-4; 1-283-34842-X; 9786613348425; 0-19-161306-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781758303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: LSE perspectives in economic analysis.