The Inequality Possibility Frontier : Extensions and New Applications
This paper extends the Inequality Possibility Frontier approach in two methodological directions. It allows the social minimum to increase with the average income of a society, and it derives all the Inequality Possibility Frontier statistics for t...
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okr-10986-155892021-04-23T14:03:19Z The Inequality Possibility Frontier : Extensions and New Applications Milanovic, Branko ABSOLUTE POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE AVERAGE INCOME AVERAGE INCOME LEVEL AVERAGE INCOMES BENCHMARKING CLASSICAL ECONOMISTS CONFLICT DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC RESEARCH ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL WORK EXPLANATORY POWER EXPLANATORY VARIABLES FAMILY BUDGET SURVEYS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GINI INDEX HEALTH INSURANCE HOUSEHOLD INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME STUDY INCOMES INDIVIDUAL INCOMES INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INEQUALITY ESTIMATES INEQUALITY MEASURE INEQUALITY MEASUREMENT INEQUALITY MEASURES LIVING STANDARDS MEAN INCOME MEAN INCOMES MEAN LOG DEVIATION MEASURED INEQUALITY MEASURING INEQUALITY MINIMUM INCOME OFFICIAL POVERTY LINES PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL SCIENCE POOR POOR PEOPLE POVERTY LINES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY THRESHOLD PRISONER REAL INCOME REAL PER CAPITA INCOME REGRESSION RESULTS RELATIVE POVERTY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT STATISTICAL DATA WAR WEALTH WILL This paper extends the Inequality Possibility Frontier approach in two methodological directions. It allows the social minimum to increase with the average income of a society, and it derives all the Inequality Possibility Frontier statistics for two other inequality measures besides the Gini. Finally, it applies the framework to contemporary data, showing that the inequality extraction ratio can be used in the empirical analysis of post-1960 civil conflict around the world. The duration of conflict and the casualty rate are positively associated with the inequality extraction ratio, that is, with the extent to which elite pushes the actual inequality closer to its maximum level. Inequality, albeit slightly reformulated, is thus shown to play a role in explaining civil conflict. 2013-09-04T18:02:51Z 2013-09-04T18:02:51Z 2013-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17726071/inequality-possibility-frontier-extensions-new-applications http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15589 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6449 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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ABSOLUTE POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE AVERAGE INCOME AVERAGE INCOME LEVEL AVERAGE INCOMES BENCHMARKING CLASSICAL ECONOMISTS CONFLICT DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC RESEARCH ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL WORK EXPLANATORY POWER EXPLANATORY VARIABLES FAMILY BUDGET SURVEYS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GINI INDEX HEALTH INSURANCE HOUSEHOLD INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME STUDY INCOMES INDIVIDUAL INCOMES INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INEQUALITY ESTIMATES INEQUALITY MEASURE INEQUALITY MEASUREMENT INEQUALITY MEASURES LIVING STANDARDS MEAN INCOME MEAN INCOMES MEAN LOG DEVIATION MEASURED INEQUALITY MEASURING INEQUALITY MINIMUM INCOME OFFICIAL POVERTY LINES PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL SCIENCE POOR POOR PEOPLE POVERTY LINES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY THRESHOLD PRISONER REAL INCOME REAL PER CAPITA INCOME REGRESSION RESULTS RELATIVE POVERTY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT STATISTICAL DATA WAR WEALTH WILL |
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ABSOLUTE POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE AVERAGE INCOME AVERAGE INCOME LEVEL AVERAGE INCOMES BENCHMARKING CLASSICAL ECONOMISTS CONFLICT DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC RESEARCH ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL WORK EXPLANATORY POWER EXPLANATORY VARIABLES FAMILY BUDGET SURVEYS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GINI INDEX HEALTH INSURANCE HOUSEHOLD INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME STUDY INCOMES INDIVIDUAL INCOMES INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INEQUALITY ESTIMATES INEQUALITY MEASURE INEQUALITY MEASUREMENT INEQUALITY MEASURES LIVING STANDARDS MEAN INCOME MEAN INCOMES MEAN LOG DEVIATION MEASURED INEQUALITY MEASURING INEQUALITY MINIMUM INCOME OFFICIAL POVERTY LINES PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL SCIENCE POOR POOR PEOPLE POVERTY LINES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY THRESHOLD PRISONER REAL INCOME REAL PER CAPITA INCOME REGRESSION RESULTS RELATIVE POVERTY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT STATISTICAL DATA WAR WEALTH WILL Milanovic, Branko The Inequality Possibility Frontier : Extensions and New Applications |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6449 |
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This paper extends the Inequality
Possibility Frontier approach in two methodological
directions. It allows the social minimum to increase with
the average income of a society, and it derives all the
Inequality Possibility Frontier statistics for two other
inequality measures besides the Gini. Finally, it applies
the framework to contemporary data, showing that the
inequality extraction ratio can be used in the empirical
analysis of post-1960 civil conflict around the world. The
duration of conflict and the casualty rate are positively
associated with the inequality extraction ratio, that is,
with the extent to which elite pushes the actual inequality
closer to its maximum level. Inequality, albeit slightly
reformulated, is thus shown to play a role in explaining
civil conflict. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Milanovic, Branko |
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Milanovic, Branko |
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Milanovic, Branko |
| title |
The Inequality Possibility Frontier : Extensions and New Applications |
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The Inequality Possibility Frontier : Extensions and New Applications |
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The Inequality Possibility Frontier : Extensions and New Applications |
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The Inequality Possibility Frontier : Extensions and New Applications |
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The Inequality Possibility Frontier : Extensions and New Applications |
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inequality possibility frontier : extensions and new applications |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17726071/inequality-possibility-frontier-extensions-new-applications http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15589 |
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