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About the Accuracy of Gini Index for Measuring the Poverty [PDF]

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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The Gini Index in Algebraic Combinatorics and Representation Theory [PDF]

, 2022
Grant Kopitzke
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Early‐Stage Entrepreneurial Creativity: A Qualitative Study

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The creative process has long sparked debate over which types of relationships fuel it most effectively. Taking an interpretive interactionist perspective, we carry out a qualitative study of 30 technology entrepreneurs and 11 members of their “inner circle,” uncovering how friends and family serve a critical role in the creative process ...
Jessica Ruth Lenore Good
wiley   +1 more source

Data‐driven analysis of the spatial dependence of grouting efficiency during tunnel excavation

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
Prediction of grouting efficiency using machine learning is enhanced by adopting a training strategy that accounts for the grouting process across multiple rounds. Abstract Grouting with water–cement mixtures is the most widely used and cost‐effective method for managing excess water inflow during tunnel construction.
Huaxin Liu, Xunchang Fei, Wei Wu
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Gini index decomposition for the case of two subgroups

Statistica, 2007
Gini inequality index decomposition into within and between inequality components arises since a long time a controversial, wide and interesting discussion.
Michele Costa
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Inequality and Social Welfare [PDF]

This paper provides a review of part of the literature on inequality and social welfare, with a special focus on the Gini index. The paper first presents the extended Gini index used for measuring inequality, as well as the source decomposition of the ...
Wodon, Quentin, Yitzhaki, Shlomo
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How much species' biodiversity could area targets protect globally?

Ecography, EarlyView.
Protection targets for addressing biodiversity loss include protecting at least 30% of the land and ocean in ecologically representative areas, but do not specify how many or what proportion of species should be protected from extinction. Here, a systematic analysis of 77 880 marine, freshwater and terrestrial species indicates that all species could ...
Qianshuo Zhao, Mark John Costello
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Inequality of Educational Facilities, Health, and Road Conditions toward Income Distribution in Central Java Province, Indonesia

E3S Web of Conferences, 2018
This study examines the effect of inequality of public facilities, namely education, health, and road condition, on the income inequality in Central Java Province, Indonesia.
Herry Antono, Adhi Purnomo, Firmansyah
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Coefficient of variation and Power Pen's parade computation [PDF]

Under the the assumption that income y is a power function of its rank among n individuals, we approximate the coefficient of variation and gini index as functions of the power degree of the Pen's parade.
Jules Sadefo Kamdem
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The Distributive Consequences of Active Welfare Policies in Europe

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the distributive consequences of active welfare policies in Europe by analysing tier‐specific investments in individualised employment services across four European welfare states: Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Deborah Jackwerth‐Rice, Katharina Zimmermann   +1 more
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