inequality: Inequality Measurement, Decomposition, and Poverty Analysis

Tools for measuring income and wealth inequality. Computes the Gini coefficient with bootstrap or asymptotic confidence intervals following Davidson (2009) doi:10.1016/j.jeconom.2008.11.004 , the extended S-Gini family, Theil T and L indices (generalised entropy family), the Atkinson index, the Kolm absolute inequality index, Palma ratio, Hoover index, percentile ratios, and Lorenz curves. Supports between-within group decomposition following Bourguignon (1979) doi:10.2307/1914138 , income share tabulation, concentration indices for health inequality with Erreygers (2009) correction, Kakwani tax progressivity and Reynolds-Smolensky redistribution indices, Foster-Greer-Thorbecke poverty measures including the Sen index, growth incidence curves following Ravallion and Chen (2003) doi:10.1016/S0165-1765(02)00205-7 , and Wolfson polarisation. All functions accept optional survey weights and work with data from any source.

See also

Useful links:

• https://charlescoverdale.github.io/inequality/

• https://github.com/charlescoverdale/inequality

• Report bugs at https://github.com/charlescoverdale/inequality/issues

Author

Maintainer: Charles Coverdale charlesfcoverdale@gmail.com