Is inequality all about the tails?: The Palma measure of income inequality

Alex Cobham; Andy Sumner

doi:10.1111/j.1740-9713.2014.00718.x

Is inequality all about the tails? The Palma measure of income inequality

Alex Cobham
, Andy Sumner

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Abstract

The rich are different from us; so are the very poor. But in most countries most of us are in the middle. That leads to problems when you try to measure inequality. Alex Cobham and Andy Sumner have come up with a better way to show that some countries are more equal than others.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	10-13
Number of pages	4
Journal	Significance
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2014.00718.x
Publication status	Published - Feb 2014

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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