Resumo

ARCAGNI, ALBERTO  e  PORRO, FRANCESCO. The Graphical Representation of Inequality. Rev.Colomb.Estad. [online]. 2014, vol.37, n.2, pp.419-437. ISSN 0120-1751.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rce.v37n2spe.47947.

As of the past century, the analysis and the graphical representation of inequality play a very important role in economics. In the literature, several curves have been proposed and developed to simplify the description of inequality. The aim of this paper is a review and a comparison of the most known inequality curves, evaluating the features of each, with a particular focus on interpretation.

Palavras-chave : Bonferroni Curve; Inequality Index; Income Distribution; Lorenz Curve; Zenga Inequality Curve.

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