Measuring income inequalities beyond the Gini coefficient

A Rethink on Measuring Health Inequalities Using the Gini Coefficient

Objective: We show that a standardized Gini coefficient that takes into account the feasible range of health inequality for a given health attribute is a better instrument than the normal Gini coefficient for quantifying inter-individual health inequality. Methods: The standardized Gini coefficient is equal to the normal Gini coefficient divided by the maximal attainable Gini coefficient, which...

Measuring health inequalities: Gini coefficient and concentration index.

Measuring resource inequalities: the concepts and methodology for an area-based Gini coefficient

Although inequalities in income and expenditure are relatively well researched, comparatively little attention has been paid, to date, to inequalities in resource use. This is clearly a shortcoming when it comes to developing informed policies for sustainable consumption and social justice. This paper describes an indicator of inequality in resource use called the AR-Gini. The AR-Gini is an are...

The effect of sanctions against Iran on the Gini coefficient and the average income of different income quintiles in Iran

Improper distribution of income is one of the factors that weakens economic justice and affects poverty, which is influenced by the state of macroeconomic variables. According to the theoretical literature of the subject, economic sanctions are among the components that affect the economic activity of individuals, households and companies. This research has been written with the aim of investig...

Estimation of the Gini coefficient for the lognormal distribution of income using the Lorenz curve

The main objective of the study is to compare the Newton-Cotes methods such as the Trapezium rule, Simpson 1/3 rule and Simpson 3/8 rule to estimate the area under the Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient of income using polynomial function with degree 5. Comparing the Gini coefficients of income computed from the Polynomial function with degree 5 for the Trapezium, Simpson 1/3 and Simpson 3/8 met...