Inequality Comparisons with Ordinal Data

Stephen Jenkins

No 12811, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Non-intersection of appropriately-defined Generalized Lorenz (GL) curves is equivalent to a unanimous ranking of distributions of ordinal data by all Cowell and Flachaire (Economica 2017) indices of inequality and by a new index based on GL curve areas. Comparisons of life satisfaction distributions for six countries reveal a substantial number of unanimous inequality rankings.

Keywords: World Values Survey; inequality; ordinal data; subjective well-being; life satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 D63 I31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2019-11
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Published - published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2021, 67 (3), 547- 563

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Journal Article: Inequality Comparisons with Ordinal Data (2021)
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