Distributional Comparisons Using the Gini Inequality Measure

John Creedy

No 21116, Working Paper Series from Victoria University of Wellington, Chair in Public Finance

Abstract: This paper is aimed at undergraduate and graduate economics students, and public sector economists, who are interested in inequality measurement. It examines the use of the Gini inequality measure to compare income distributions. The implicit distributional value judgements are made explicit, via the use of a particular form of Social Welfare Function. Emphasis is given to the interpretation of changes in inequality.

Keywords: Inequality; Gini Measure; Excess Share; Pivotal Income (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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