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Author:   Joseph Deutsch ,  Jacques Silber
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   133
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.810kg
ISBN:  

9780415592086

ISBN 10:   0415592089
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   15 November 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword: Peter Lambert Introduction: Joseph Deutsch and Jacques Silber Part 1: Deprivation, Happiness and Well-Being 1. A Survey on Income Deprivation Conchita D'Ambrosio 2. Happiness, Deprivation and the Alter Ego Paolo Verme Part 2: Polarization 3. Measuring Bi-Polarization and Polarization: A Survey Zoya Nissanov, Ambra Poggi and Jacques Silber 4. Inequality and Polarization: An Axiomatic Approach Satya R. Chakravarty, Nachiketa Chattopadhyay and Bhargav Maharaj 5. Rank-Dependent Measures of Bi-polarization and Marginal Tax Reforms Paul Makdissi and Stéphane Mussard 6. Analyzing the Impact of Income Sources on Changes in Bi-Polarization Joseph Deutsch and Jacques Silber Part 3: Distributional Change and Mobility 7. Distributional Change Frank Cowell 8. Galton's Fallacy and the Measurement of Wage Mobility Michal Weber Part 4: On the Decomposition of Income and Wage Inequality 9. The Gini Inequality Index Decomposition: an Evolutionary Study Giovanni Maria Giorgi 10. On the Shapley Value and Decompositions of the Gender Gap Osnat Israeli 11. A Note on the Determinants of Wage Inequality Between and Within Genders Giovanni Ferro-Luzzi Part 5: Individual Well-Being and Poverty 12. A New Model for Constructing Poverty Thresholds Nanak Kakwani 13. Comparing Multidimensional Poverty With Qualitative Indicators of Well-Being Yélé Maweki Batana and Jean-Yves Duclos 14. Empirical Modeling of Deprivation Contagion Among Social Exclusion Dimensions Ambra Poggi and Xavier Ramos

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This volume provides a valuable overview of recent research on the measurement of polarization, deprivation and inequality. It features the contributions of several leading scholars in the field. Specialists and keen novices can both benefit from the important methodological insights and interesting empirical applications. Ajit Zacharias, Levy Economics Institute of Bard College.

This volume provides a valuable overview of recent research on the measurement of polarization, deprivation and inequality. It features the contributions of several leading scholars in the field. Specialists and keen novices can both benefit from the important methodological insights and interesting empirical applications. Ajit Zacharias, Levy Economics Institute of Bard College.

This volume provides a valuable overview of recent research on the measurement of polarization, deprivation and inequality. It features the contributions of several leading scholars in the field. Specialists and keen novices can both benefit from the important methodological insights and interesting empirical applications. Ajit Zacharias, Levy Economics Institute of Bard College.

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