Arbeitspapier

Inequalities and Their Measurement

This paper is a review of the recent advances in the measurement of inequality. Inequality can have several dimensions. Economists are mostly concerned with the income and consumption dimensions of inequality. Several inequality indices including the most widely used index of inequality namely the Gini coefficient is discussed. Non-income inequality includes inequality in skills, education, opportunities, happiness, health, wealth, and others. The direct and indirect effects of inequality in non-income factors on earnings and health are discussed. Results from review of the literature suggest relationship between inequality in income and non-income dimensions. This indicates that one should account for the interrelationship between the different dimensions in the measurement and analyses of inequalities.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 1219

Classification
Wirtschaft
Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: General
Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions
Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: General, International, or Comparative
Subject
income inequality
inequality indices
income distribution
Disparitätsmass
Einkommensverteilung
Lebensqualität

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Heshmati, Almas
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(where)
Bonn
(when)
2004

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Heshmati, Almas
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

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  • 2004

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