The Graphical Representation of Inequality

• ALBERTO ARCAGNI ^[1] ; FRANCESCO PORRO ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Milano-Bicocca

     University of Milano-Bicocca

     Milán, Italia

     
• Localización: Revista Colombiana de Estadística, ISSN-e 2389-8976, ISSN 0120-1751, Vol. 37, Nº. 2, 2014, págs. 419-437
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.15446/rce.v37n2spe.47947
• Títulos paralelos:
  • La representación gráfica de la desigualdad
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• Resumen
  • español

    Desde el siglo pasado el análisis y representación gráfica de la desigualdad juega un papel importante en la economía. En la literatura varias curvas han sido propuestas y desarrolladas para simplificar la descripción de la desigualdad. El objetivo de este artículo es revisar y comparar las curvas de la desigualdad más conocidas evaluando sus características y enfocándose en su interpretación.

  • English

    As of the past century, the analysis and the graphical representation of inequality play a very important role in economics. In the literature, several curves have been proposed and developed to simplify the description of inequality. The aim of this paper is a review and a comparison of the most known inequality curves, evaluating the features of each, with a particular focus on interpretation.

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