An elementary interpretation of the Gini inequality index

Theory and Decision

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 375-379

  Subramanian, S ^a  

^a MADRAS INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

'Rawlsian' rule; Borda social welfare function; Cake sharing problem; Dichotomously allocated equivalent distribution; Equally distributed equivalent income; Gini inequality index; Lorenz curve; Real national income

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; ECONOMICS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; VECTORS; WAGES;

BORDA SOCIAL WELFARE FUNCTION; CAKE SHARING PROBLEM; DICHOTOMOUSLY ALLOCATED EQUIVALENT DISTRIBUTION; EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED EQUIVALENT INCOME; GINI INEQUALITY INDEX; LORENZ CURVE; RAWLSIAN RULE; REAL NATIONAL INCOME;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 0036661342     PISSN: 00405833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020237003687     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Atkinson, A.B. (1970), 'On the Measurement of Inequality', Journal of Economic Theory, 2.
2. Sen, A.K. (1976), 'Real National Income', Review of Economic Studies, 43.
3. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (1992), Human Development Report 1992. New York: Oxford University Press