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Gini coefficient as a life table function [PDF]

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This paper presents a toolkit for measuring and analyzing inter-individual inequality in length of life by Gini coefficient. Gini coefficient and four other inequality measures are defined on the length-of-life distribution.
Vladimir Shkolnikov   +2 more
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Transport consumption inequalities and redistributive effects of taxes: A repeated cross-sectional evaluation on French household data [PDF]

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This paper evaluates transport consumption inequalities among French households, investigates their temporal dynamics, and estimates the redistributive effects of taxes on different commodity categories.
Akli Berri
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Transport consumption inequalities and redistributive effects of taxes: A comparison of France, Denmark and Cyprus [PDF]

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We evaluate household transport consumption inequalities in France, Denmark and Cyprus, investigate their temporal dynamics and estimate the redistributive effects of taxes on different commodity categories. A comparative analysis is carried out in light
Akli Berri   +3 more
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About the Accuracy of Gini Index for Measuring the Poverty [PDF]

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The Gini index is often used to measure the income inequality presented inside a specified group of individuals and sometimes also for evaluating the “poverty” degree of this population. In this article we show that Gini’s index is not always so adequate
Stefanescu, Stefan V.
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Factors Influencing the Human Development Index in Iranian Provinces

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Human development is recognized as a modern strand within development economics that has attracted substantial scholarly attention since the 1990s. Within this perspective, enabling individuals to enjoy a long and healthy life, access quality education ...
Ahmad Bakhshi   +2 more
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An implementation of the Gini concentration ratio decomposition by sources

open access: yes, 2015
Kakwani suggested a decomposition of Gini concentration ratio by components in which the concentration ratio of the whole variable is a linear combination of the concentration ratios of the components, the weights being the products of the shares of ...
GIRONE, Giovanni   +2 more
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