Measuring group disadvantage with inter-distributional inequality indices: A critical review and some amendments to existing indices

A long literature on inter-distributional inequality (IDI) has developed statistical tools for measuring the extent of inequality between two groups (e.g. men versus women). The paper reviews some of the most prominent IDI indices proposed in the last four decades. The assessment focuses on how thes...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Economics. The open-access, open-assessment e-journal open-assessment e-journal, 2012-03, Vol.6 (9), p.1-32
1. Verfasser:	Yalonetzky, Gaston Isaias
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amendments Gender differences Inequality inter-distributional inequality Studies
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