A comparison of wealth inequality in humans and non-humans

Inequality in the distribution of material resources (wealth) occurs widely across human groups. The extent of inequality, as measured by the Gini coefficient, is less in small-scale societies, such as hunter-gatherers and pastoralists, and greater in large-scale ones like current nation states. In...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physica A 2020-01, Vol.538, p.122962, Article 122962
Hauptverfasser:	Chase, Ivan D., Douady, Raphael, Padilla, Dianna K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Economics and Finance Fat tails Hermit crabs Humanities and Social Sciences Human–animal comparisons Power-law (Pareto) distributions Vacancy chains Wealth distribution
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