Are Equity and Inequality Incompatible? A graphical response

António Caleiro

International Journal of Finance, Insurance and Risk Management, 2016, vol. 6, issue 4, 1244

Abstract: It is generally assumed that equity and inequality evolve in different directions. This assumption is the target of analysis in this short-paper, for this considering the particular case of two agents (e.g., landowners), which allows a graphical approach to the subject.

Keywords: Equity; Gini index; Inequality; Rawlsian welfare. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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