First estimates of inequality benchmark incomes for a range of countries

It is known that virtually all inequality measures imply the existence of a ‘benchmark income’, above which adding incremental income increases inequality, and below which it decreases inequality. Benchmark incomes can be interpreted as social reference levels that identify the richest individual fo...

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Main Author: Roope, LSJ
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2021