Package index • inequality

Inequality Measures

Standard and generalised inequality indices

iq_gini(): Gini coefficient
iq_sgini(): S-Gini (extended Gini family)
iq_theil(): Theil index and generalised entropy measures
iq_atkinson(): Atkinson index
iq_kolm(): Kolm index (absolute inequality)
iq_hoover(): Hoover index (Robin Hood index)
iq_palma(): Palma ratio
iq_percentile_ratio(): Percentile ratio
iq_shares(): Income shares by quantile

Decomposition

Subgroup and factor decomposition

iq_decompose(): Between-within group decomposition

Health and Fiscal

Concentration index, Kakwani, and Reynolds-Smolensky

iq_concentration(): Concentration index
iq_kakwani(): Kakwani progressivity index

Poverty

FGT and Sen poverty measures

iq_poverty(): Poverty measures

Mobility and Polarisation

Growth incidence curve, Wolfson polarisation, Lorenz curve

iq_growth_incidence(): Growth incidence curve
iq_polarisation(): Polarisation index
iq_lorenz(): Lorenz curve

General

Comparison and sample data

iq_compare(): Compare inequality measures
iq_sample_data(): Generate sample inequality data

Package

inequality inequality-package: inequality: Inequality Measurement, Decomposition, and Poverty Analysis