Analysis of Household Income in Poland Based on the Zenga Distribution and Selected Income Inequality Measure

Analysis of Household Income in Poland Based on the Zenga Distribution and Selected Income Inequality Measure

Research background: A lot of research has been directed at describing empirical distributions by using a theoretical model. In the literature there are proposals for various types of mathematical functions. In 2010 Zenga proposed a new three-parameter model for economic size distribution which poss...

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Main Author: Trzcińska Kamila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-06-01
Series:Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia
Subjects:
income distribution
zenga distribution
the gini income inequality index
the zenga income inequality index
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2020-0025
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Summary:Research background: A lot of research has been directed at describing empirical distributions by using a theoretical model. In the literature there are proposals for various types of mathematical functions. In 2010 Zenga proposed a new three-parameter model for economic size distribution which possesses interesting statistical properties which can be used to model income, wealth and financial variables.
ISSN:1898-0198

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