INEQUALITY

Rebottling the Gini: why this headline measure of inequality misses everything that matters

In an article for Prospect Magazine Angus Deaton and Anne Case argue against the use of the most common indicator on inequality.

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FORUM NEW ECONOMY

PUBLISHED

4. FEBRUARY 2020

READING TIME

1 MIN

Angus Deaton and Anne Case argue that the use of the Gini-index misses important insights on inequality. Not only the index has severe flaws, but also it’s inventor. Read the whole article — here.

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The rising gap between rich and poor has become a threat to social cohesion in most rich countries. To reverse this trend it will be crucial to better understand the importance of different drivers of income and wealth inequality.

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