Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/217762 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Citation: 
[Journal:] European Journal of Government and Economics (EJGE) [ISSN:] 2254-7088 [Volume:] 7 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Universidade da Coruña [Place:] A Coruña [Year:] 2018 [Pages:] 24-43
Publisher: 
Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña
Abstract: 
This paper presents a review of the main available indicators to measure poverty and income inequality, examining their properties and suitability for different types of economic analyses, and providing real-world data to illustrate how they work. Although some of these metrics -such as the Gini coefficient- are most frequently used for this purpose, it is crucially important for researchers and policy-makers to take into account alternative methods that can offer complementary information in order to better understand these issues at all levels.
Subjects: 
income inequality
indicators
inequality metrics
poverty metrics
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Document Type: 
Article

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