Generalized Pareto distribution and income inequality: an extension of Gibrat's law

Motivated by empirical observations, we proposed a possible extension of Gibrat's law. By applying it into the random growth theory of income distribution, we found that the income distribution is described by a generalized Pareto distribution (GPD) with three parameters. We observed that there...

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Main Author: Yong Tao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2024-04-01
Series:AIMS Mathematics
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/math.2024730?viewType=HTML