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Inequality Analysis: The Gini Index  

Year of publication 2006

Pages 30 p.

Author Bellù, L.G.;Liberati, P.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Series title EASYPol: Resources for policy making

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This tool addresses the most popular inequality index, the Gini index. It discusses its characteristics and the link with another popular graphical tool of representing inequality, the Lorenz Curve. Extended version of the Gini Index with different weighting schemes are also discussed. The use of the Gini Index and of its generalised versions is explained through a step-by-step procedure and numerical examples.

Language English

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