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Policy Impacts on Inequality. Decomposition of Income Inequality by Income Sources. EASYPol Series 053
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This analytical tool illustrates how to decompose inequality measures by income sources. In particular, it discusses this decomposition in the context of the Gini and the Theil Indexes. A step-by-step procedure and numerical examples give operational content to the tool.
For further information, see also:
- Charting Income Inequality. The Lorenz Curve. EASYPol Series 000
- Social Welfare Analysis of Income Distributions: Ranking Income Distributions with Lorenz Curves. EASYPol Series 001
- Inequality Analysis: The Gini Index. EASYPol Series 040
- Describing Income Inequality. Theil Index and Entropy Class Indexes. EASYPol Series 051
- Policy Impacts on Inequality: Decomposition of Income Inequality by Subgroups. EASYPol Series 052
This paper is part of the FAO Policy series: EASYPol-Resources for policy making (in agriculture, rural development and food security). To find other EASYPol series' resources, go to the Policy Support and Governance website>Resources and type "EASYPol" in the free text search.
Date
2006
Publisher
Bellu, L.G., Liberati, P.
Region
Global