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Inequality Comparisons with Ordinal Data

Non-intersection of appropriately-defined Generalized Lorenz (GL) curves is equivalent to a unanimous ranking of distributions of ordinal data by all Cowell and Flachaire (Economica 2017) indices of inequality and by a new index based on GL curve areas. Comparisons of life satisfaction distributions for six countries reveal a substantial number of unanimous inequality rankings.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 12811

Classification
Wirtschaft
Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions
Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
General Welfare; Well-Being
Subject
inequality
ordinal data
subjective well-being
life satisfaction
World Values Survey

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Jenkins, Stephen P.
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
(where)
Bonn
(when)
2019

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  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Jenkins, Stephen P.
  • Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Time of origin

  • 2019

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