The paper defines the Gini index as the
sum of individual contributions where individual
contributions are interpreted as the degree of diversity of
each individual from all other members of society. Among
various possible forms of individual contributions to the
Gini found in the literature, the paper shows that only one
form satisfies a set of desirable properties. This form can
be used for decomposing the Gini into population subgroups.
An empirical illustration shows the use of this approach.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Ceriani, Lidia,
Verme, Paolo |
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper
biblioteca
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2014-01
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| Subjects: | DECOMPOSABLE INCOME INEQUALITY MEASURES,
DECOMPOSABLE INEQUALITY MEASURES,
DEVELOPMENT POLICY,
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY,
ECONOMIC STUDIES,
GII,
GINI COEFFICIENT,
GINI INDEX,
GROUP INEQUALITY,
GROUP MEANS,
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION,
INCOME,
INCOME DISTRIBUTION,
INCOME INEQUALITY,
INCOME LEVELS,
INCOME SOURCE,
INDEXES,
INDIVIDUAL INCOMES,
INDIVIDUAL VALUES,
INEQUALITY,
INEQUALITY DECOMPOSITION,
INEQUALITY MEASURE,
INEQUALITY VALUES,
MEAN INCOME,
MEASUREMENT ERRORS,
MEDIAN INCOME,
POLICY DISCUSSIONS,
POLICY RESEARCH,
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER,
POPULATION SIZE,
POPULATION SUBGROUP,
POPULATION SUBGROUPS,
POVERTY REDUCTION,
PROGRESS,
PUBLIC AFFAIRS,
RELATIVE INCOME,
RELATIVE INCOME DISTRIBUTION,
RELATIVE INCOMES,
SOCIAL SCIENCES, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18878266/individual-diversity-gini-decomposition
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17315
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