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Measuring inequality of well-being with a correlation-sensitive multidimensional Gini index [PDF]

We propose to measure inequality of well-being with a multidimensional generalization of the Gini coefficient. We derive two inequality indices from their underlying social evaluation functions.
Koen Decancq, María Ana Lugo
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Concentration of Political Power and Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries: Evidence Using the Quantile Regression Method

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of constitutional power concentration on adaptation to climate change in 113 countries observed between 1995 and 2023 using the quantile regression method. The results reveal that the concentration of constitutional power hinders countries' adaptation to climate change through inequalities ...
Simplice A. Asongu, Cherif Abdramane
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability as Justice: Making the “Leave No One Behind” Work

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper critically engages with the LNOB principle of the 2030 Agenda, highlighting its conceptual, methodological, and structural limitations. Building on Amartya Sen's social choice theory and Rawlsian justice, it reconceptualizes “sustainability as justice,” emphasizing real‐world comparative assessments grounded in intersectionality. It
Rallou Taratori, Flavio Comim
wiley   +1 more source

Cultural Differences and Interdependencies in Climate Change Mitigation Efforts and Their Psychological Antecedents Across 63 Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change research, like much of social science, is biased toward WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) populations, limiting its global relevance. Even cross‐national studies often suffer from methodological inconsistencies due to cultural and geographic interdependencies.
Danila Valko, Kristin Thompson
wiley   +1 more source

Using Personal Car Register for Measuring Economic Inequality in Countries with a Large Share of Shadow Economy: Evidence for Latvia [PDF]

We suggest to use information from the state register of personal cars as an alternative indicator of economic inequality in countries with a large share of shadow economy. We illustrate our approach using the Latvian pool of personal cars.
Boriss Siliverstovs, Konstantin A. Kholodilin, Vyacheslav Dombrovsky   +2 more
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Developing Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Research and Innovation Smart Specialisation Strategy to Implement the Quintuple Helix

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to analyse how regions benefit from developing urban agriculture into the research and innovation smart specialisation strategy (RIS3). To this end, the socio‐economic structural variables employed by the EU to design regional RIS3s were analysed from a sample of 100 European regions.
Ana María Bartolome, Teresa Briz, Beatriz Urbano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kontribusi Repong Damar terhadap Ekonomi Regional dan Distribusi Pendapatan (Contribution of Repong Damar to regional economic and income distribution)

Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika, 2011
This research has aims to learn the contribution of Repong Damar to regional economic and income distribution. The data for research consists of primary and secondary data.
Nurheni Wijayanto
doaj  

Simple Approximations and Interpretation of Pareto Index and Gini Coefficient Using Mean Absolute Deviations and Quantile Functions

Econometrics
The Pareto distribution has been widely used to model income distribution and inequality. The tail index and the Gini index are typically computed by iteration using Maximum Likelihood and are usually interpreted in terms of the Lorenz curve.
Eugene Pinsky, Qifu Wen
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An Alternative Approach to Decomposing the Redistributive Effect of Health Financing Between and Within Groups Using the Gini Index: The Case of Out-of-Pocket Payments in Nigeria. [PDF]

Appl Health Econ Health Policy, 2020
Ataguba JE, Ichoku HE, Nwosu CO, Akazili J.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Regional Income Stratification in Unified Germany Using a Gini Decomposition Approach [PDF]

This paper delivers new insights into the development of income inequality and regional stratification in Germany after unification using a new method for detecting social stratification by a decomposition of the GINI index which yields the obligatory ...
Jan Goebel, Joachim R. Frick
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