Group averaging and the Gini deviation
It is known that partitioning a society into groups with subsequent averaging in each group decreases the Gini coefficient. The resulting Lorenz function is piecewise linear. This study deals with a natural question: by how much the Gini coefficient could decrease when passing to a piecewise linear...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2021-12-01
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| Series: | RUDN Journal of Economics |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.rudn.ru/economics/article/viewFile/27615/19923 |