Income poverty, affluence and polarisation viewed from the median

Aaberge, Rolf, Atkinson, Anthony B. and Sigstad, Henrik (2015) Income poverty, affluence and polarisation viewed from the median. CASEpapers (194). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.

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The present paper brings together different features of the distribution of income – poverty, affluence and dispersion – in a single framework that allows ready comparisons across countries. We believe that such a unified framework contributes both to the policy debate and to the theoretical understanding of inequality. There are at present largely separate literatures on the measurement of poverty, and (to a limited degree) affluence, and on bi-polariszation. In relation to the EU social indicators, the paper may be seen as providing complementary information.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Official URL:	https://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/CASE/_new/publications/C...
Additional Information:	© 2015 The Authors
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Date Deposited:	21 Feb 2020 14:00
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 04:09
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/103535

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