Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name:Vesa-Matti Heikkuri
Author-Name-First: Vesa-Matti
Author-Name-Last: Heikkuri
Author-Email: vesa-matti.heikkuri@tuni.fi 
Author-Workplace-Name: Tampere University
Author-Name: Matthias Schief
Author-Name-First: Matthias
Author-Name-Last: Schief
Author-Email: matthias.schief@oecd.org
Author-Workplace-Name: Economics Department, OECD
Title: Subgroup Decomposition of the Gini Coefficient: A New Solution to an Old Problem
Abstract: We derive a novel decomposition of the Gini coefficient into within and between group inequality terms that sum to the aggregate Gini coefficient. This decomposition is derived from a set of axioms that ensure desirable behavior for the within and between-group inequality terms. The decomposition of the Gini coefficient is unique given our axioms, easy to compute, and can be interpreted geometrically.
Length: 55
Creation-Date: 2024-12
Publication-Status: Published in FIT Working Paper Series, Finnish Center of Excellence in Tax Systems Research
File-URL: https://verotutkimus.fi/verotutkimus/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/FIT-WP-30-Heikkuri-Schief-Gini-Decomposition-2.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-Function: First version, 2024
Number: 30
Classification-JEL:
Keywords: Gini coefficient
Handle: RePEc:fit:wpaper: 30