Measuring inequality : the origins of the Lorenz Curve and the Gini coefficient /
Devised almost a century ago, both the Lorenz curve and the Gini coefficient are still widly used today as a measure of the degree of inequality exhibited by any set of figures. This paper traces the origins of these concepts, describing how Max Otto Lorenz and Corrado Gini each arrived at a new mea...
Main Author: | Schneider, Michael |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Bundoora, Vic. :
La Trobe University. School of Business,
2004
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Series: | Discussion papers (La Trobe University. School of Business)
no. 04.01 |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.latrobe.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/130889/2004.01.pdf |
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