Essays about: "General Entropy Class"

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  1. 1. Measuring Inequality - What kind of inequality matters and what's the best way to measure it?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Felicia Numhauser; [2012]
    Keywords : Inequality; inequality measurement; fairness; equity; Latin America; Caribbean; Welfare; Opportunities; Gini; General Entropy Class; Atkinson Class; IHDI; HOI; Top-Down Approach; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates what kind of inequality the world is concerned about today and compares traditional and new measures of inequality to see how these measures relate to current views on fairness and justice. The analysis is based on different theories of justice and measurement princi- ples, and the relationship between each measure and the theory is investigated. READ MORE