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Bilateral Gini Index: Application for regional studies and international comparisons

In this paper, we have considered a new contextualization of the Gini index, giving a particular interpretation of inequality. The Gini index is the most widely used measure of inequality in the world, however, this index does not meet some desirable properties of an inequality indicator, even so, a...

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Main Authors:	Rodríguez Esparza, Luz Judith, Ortiz Lazcano, Dolly Anabel, Macías Ponce, Julio César, Maza Díaz Cortés, Octavio Martín
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2020
Subjects:	L'inégalité des revenus Indice de Gini Inégalité régionale Mexique Income inequality Gini index Regional inequality México Desigualdad del ingreso Índice de Gini Desigualdad regional Desigualdade de renda Desigualdade regional
Online Access:	https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/rbest/article/view/13481
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