On social inequality: analyzing the rich-poor disparity

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSA.2014.01.033MaRDI QIDQ1782673zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Morrel H. Cohen, Iddo I. Eliazar

Publication date 20 September 2018

Published in Physica A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2014.01.033

zbMATH Keywords

Gini indexpower-lawsLorenz curvesMedian indexpietra index

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to economics (62P20) History, political science (91F10) Statistical methods; economic indices and measures (91B82) Welfare economics (91B15)

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