ISSN:
1435-8921
Keywords:
Gini Index
;
Income Distribution
;
Transvariazione
;
D31
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
Abstract This paper notes that Gini's concept of “Transvariazione” corresponds to the idea of overlapping of distributions. It shows that this concept is implicit in some measures of income inequality such as the Pietra and Gini Index and is at the basis of various measures of distance between distributions. An empirical illustration is provided, based on Israeli data for the period 1978–1994.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01205779
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