Income Inequality in Poland and the United Kingdom. Decomposition of the Theil Index

Income Inequality in Poland and the United Kingdom. Decomposition of the Theil Index

The aim of the article is to compare inequalities of the household disposable income in Poland and the UK. We analyse the Theil index for types of households in 2005 and 2014. We also aim at finding out how household types contribute to the level of overall income inequality in the UK and Poland. We...

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Main Authors: Muszyńska Joanna, Oczki Jarosław, Wędrowska Ewa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-06-01
Series:Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia
Subjects:
household income
income inequality
theil index
decomposition
eu-silc
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2018-0009

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https://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2018-0009

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