An elementary interpretation of the Gini inequality index

被引：17

作者：

Subramanian, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Madras Inst Dev Studies, Chennai 600020, Tamil Nadu, India

来源：

THEORY AND DECISION | 2002年 / 52卷 / 04期

关键词：

Gini inequality index; Borda social welfare function; equally distributed equivalent income; dichotomously allocated equivalent distribution; cake-sharing problem; Lorenz curve; real national income; 'Rawlsian' rule;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1020237003687

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This note presents a very simple way of interpreting the Gini coefficient of inequality, in 'equivalent' welfare terms, as the proportion of a cake of given size going to the poorer of two individuals in a two-person cake-sharing problem.

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页码：375 / 379

页数：5