Contents
Foreword .................................................................................................... xi Preface ....................................................................................................... xv Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 1 The Income Variable ..........................................................................................4 The Data..............................................................................................................4 Income Standards and Size .................................................................................5 Inequality Measures and Spread .......................................................................13 Poverty Measures and the Base of the Distribution .........................................26 Note ...................................................................................................................44 References..........................................................................................................44 Chapter 2 Income Standards, Inequality, and Poverty ......................................... 45 Basic Concepts ..................................................................................................49 Income Standards ..............................................................................................54 Inequality Measures ...........................................................................................81 Poverty Measures .............................................................................................105 Exercises ..........................................................................................................144 Notes................................................................................................................149 References........................................................................................................151
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