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The Graphical Representation of Inequality
La representación gráfica de la desigualdad
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Bonferroni Curve, Inequality Index, Income Distribution, Lorenz Curve, Zenga Inequality Curve (en)Curva de Bonferroni, Curva de Lorenz, Curva de Zenga, Distribución del ingreso, índice de desigualdad (es)
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.
Desde el siglo pasado el análisis y representación gráfica de la desigualdad juega un papel importante en la economía. En la literatura varias curvas han sido propuestas y desarrolladas para simplificar la descripción de la desigualdad. El objetivo de este artículo es revisar y comparar las curvas de la desigualdad más conocidas evaluando sus características y enfocándose en su interpretación.
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