Local versus overall segregation measures

Olga Alonso-Villar and Coral del Rio Otero

Mathematical Social Sciences, 2010, vol. 60, issue 1, 30-38

Abstract: This paper proposes a theoretical framework in which to study the segregation of a target group in a multigroup context, which can be labeled as local segregation. In doing so, this paper first presents an axiomatic set-up within which local segregation measures can be evaluated and it defines local segregation curves. Next, a class of additive local segregation indexes that is related to the generalized entropy family and consistent with the above curves is characterized. Finally, this paper offers a bridge between local and overall segregation indexes by using population weights.

Keywords: Segregation; indexes; Local; segregation; curves; Inequality; measures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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