Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/195454 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Citation: 
[Journal:] Econometrics [ISSN:] 2225-1146 [Volume:] 6 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] MDPI [Place:] Basel [Year:] 2018 [Pages:] 1-9
Publisher: 
MDPI, Basel
Abstract: 
This paper proposes a simple algorithm based on a matrix formulation to compute the Esteban and Ray (ER) polarization index. It then shows how the algorithm introduced leads to quite a simple decomposition of polarization by income sources. Such a breakdown was not available hitherto. The decomposition we propose will thus allow one to determine the sign, as well as the magnitude, of the impact of the various income sources on the ER polarization index. A simple empirical illustration based on EU data is provided.
Subjects: 
decomposition
Esteban and Ray polarization index
income sources
polarization
JEL: 
D31
D63
J31
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Document Type: 
Article

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