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On the measurement of inequality

Atkinson, Anthony B·1970·Journal of Economic Theory
DOI 10.1016/0022-0531(70)90039-6
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  • A lower power-law exponent implies higher inequality, indicating greater probability of extreme tail incomes characteristic of wealth distributions.

    “A lower power law exponent implies higher inequality, indicating greater probability of extreme tail incomes characteristic of wealth distributions (Pareto 1896; Atkinson 1970).”

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Authors
Atkinson, A. B.
Venue
Journal of Economic Theory
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1970-09
Volume
2
Issue
3
Pages
244-263
ISSN
0022-0531
DOI
10.1016/0022-0531(70)90039-6
Cited by
3,945
References
0
Language
en
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)

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