Reinterpreting Between-Group Inequality

We evaluate observed inequality between population groups against a benchmark of the maximum between-group inequality attainable given the number and relative sizes of those groups under examination. Because our measure is normalized by these parameters, drawing comparisons across different settings...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elbers, Chris, Lanjouw, Peter, Mistiaen, Johan A., Ozler, Berk
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5690