An Elementary Interpretation of the Gini Inequality Index

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作者：

S. Subramanian

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[1] Madras Institute of Development Studies,

来源：

Theory and Decision | 2002年 / 52卷

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;

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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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