The Quantum Theil Index: Characterizing Graph Centralization using von Neumann Entropy
, 2017 We show that the von Neumann entropy (from herein referred to as the von Neumann index) of a graph's trace normalized combinatorial Laplacian provides structural information about the level of centralization across a graph. This is done by considering the Theil index, which is an established statistical measure used to determine levels of inequality ...
Simmons, David +2 more
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PRODUCTIVE SPECIALIZATION AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN PORTUGAL AT THE NUTS III LEVEL [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to analyse how the specialization of Portuguese productive structures has evolved between 1995 and 2004, using specialization indicators, namely localization quotient estimation, to assess both the relative degree of ...
Francisco Diniz
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Quantitative study of spatiotemporal changes in ecology to monitor land degradation in Alborz Province. [PDF]
DesertThe expansion of human activities has caused widespread disturbances in ecosystems worldwide, necessitating the development of effective tools to monitor and quantify these changes.
N. Mostafavi +4 more
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The development of the income distribution in the Federal Republic of Germany during the seventies and eighties : revised version of a paper presented at the Conference "The Distribution of Economic Well-Being in the 1980s - an International Perspective", June 21 - 23, 1993, in Fiskebäckskil, Sweden [PDF]
, 2010 Revised version of a paper presented at the Conference "The Distribution of Economic Well-Being in the 1980s - an International Perspective", June 21 - 23, 1993, in Fiskebäckskil, Sweden.
Becker, Irene, Hauser, Richard
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Multifactor Inequality: Substitution Effects for Income Sources in Mexico [PDF]
Income is a poor indicator of welfare and should be use only as a as component of welfare. Wealth provides another dimension of well-being. We use the Kullback-Leibler Information Criterion (KLIC, hereafter) as a measure of the discrepancy between two ...
Maria Elena Garcia Reyes
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Rising regional income inequality in China: Fact or artefact? [PDF]
, 2012 China’s local populations can be counted in two ways; by how many people have hukou household registration from each place and by how many people actually reside in each place.
Gibson, John, Li, Chao
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Inequality across countries in energy intensities: an analysis of the role of energy transformation and final energy consumption [PDF]
This paper analyzes the role of the energy transformation index and of final energy consumption per GDP unit in the disparities in energy intensity across countries.
Emilio Padilla, Juan Antonio Duro
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مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران, 2019 Background and Objectives: This research was conducted to investigate the socioeconomic and geographical inequality in mortality from road traffic accidents in Iran in 2016.
F Shahbazi +4 more
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Concentração do crédito rural no Estado da Bahia no período de 1999 a 2003 [PDF]
O crédito rural é uma das principais políticas de fomento à agricultura, porém os recursos têm sido distribuídos de forma desigual, privilegiando o Sul e o Sudeste brasileiros.
Almeida, Andreia Ferraz Chaves +4 more
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Total Factor Productivity Growth in Pakistan’s Agriculture: 1960–1996 [PDF]
Limits to further expansion of cultivated land and slowing returns to further input intensification accord a central role to productivity growth in meeting the challenges of agricultural growth in the future.
Shujat Ali
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