This paper is concerned with the problem of ranking Lorenz curves in situations where the Lorenz curves intersect and no unambiguous ranking can be attained without introducing weaker ranking criteria ...

We show that the Lorenz curve is an adequate representation of evenness. The corresponding Lorenz order induces a partial order in the set of equivalent abundance vectors. Classical indices such as ...

The paradox here is that while consumption inequality seems to have eased, income-based inequality tells a different story.

The horizontal axis shows the Gini coefficient using values from World Bank data from 2013-2017 (except for Japan, with a coefficient from 2008 and New Zealand, from the OECD 2014 Gini coefficients.) ...

Sociology of inequalities encompasses the study of how social hierarchies are produced, maintained, and challenged through interdependent economic, cultural, political, and historical processes ...