Assessing Inequality

Assessing Inequality
Author :
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Total Pages : 161
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781483342634
ISBN-13 : 1483342638
Rating : 4/5 (638 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Assessing Inequality by : Lingxin Hao

Download or read book Assessing Inequality written by Lingxin Hao and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing basic foundations for measuring inequality from the perspective of distributional properties This monograpg reviews a set of widely used summary inequality measures, and the lesser known relative distribution method provides the basic rationale behind each measure and discusses their interconnections. It also introduces model-based decomposition of inequality over time using quantile regression. This approach enables researchers to estimate two different contributions to changes in inequality between two time points. Key Features Clear statistical explanations provide fundamental statistical basis for understanding the new modeling framework Straightforward empirical examples reinforce statistical knowledge and ready-to-use procedures Multiple approaches to assessing inequality are introduced by starting with the basic distributional property and providing connections among approaches This supplementary text is appropriate for any graduate-level, intermediate, or advanced statistics course across the social and behavioral sciences, as well as individual researchers.


Assessing Inequality Related Books

Assessing Inequality
Language: en
Pages: 161
Authors: Lingxin Hao
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-05-26 - Publisher: SAGE Publications

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Providing basic foundations for measuring inequality from the perspective of distributional properties This monograpg reviews a set of widely used summary inequ
Assessing Inequality
Language: en
Pages: 161
Authors: Lingxin Hao
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-05-26 - Publisher: SAGE

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Through developing a decomposition analysis of the inequality measures and promoting their effective use in research, this book provides readers with a step-by-
Communities in Action
Language: en
Pages: 583
Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-27 - Publisher: National Academies Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differenc
Worlds Apart
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: Branko Milanovic
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-06-27 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

We are used to thinking about inequality within countries--about rich Americans versus poor Americans, for instance. But what about inequality between all citiz
Measuring Inequality
Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Frank Cowell
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-01-27 - Publisher: OUP Oxford

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

What do we mean by inequality comparisons? If the rich just get richer and the poor get poorer, the answer might seem easy. But what if the income distribution