Gini-stable Lorenz curves and their relation to the generalised Pareto distribution

Lucio Bertoli-Barsotti, Marek Gagolewski, Grzegorz Siudem and Barbara Żogała-Siudem

Journal of Informetrics, 2024, vol. 18, issue 2

Abstract: We introduce an iterative discrete information production process where we can extend ordered normalised vectors by new elements based on a simple affine transformation, while preserving the predefined level of inequality, G, as measured by the Gini index.

Keywords: Gini index; Lorenz ordering; Inequality; Generalised Pareto distributions; Information production process; Econometrics and scientometrics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2024.101499

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