Publication
Sep 2013
This paper explores one particular measure of income inequality - the Palma - the ratio of national income shares of the top 10 percent of households to the bottom 40 percent. The authors assess the Palma and national inequality trends in developing countries and compare it to the Gini and Theil measures. They conclude that the Palma is a more useful measure of inequality than the Gini.
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Author | Alex Cobham, Andy Sumner |
Series | CGD Working Papers |
Issue | 343 |
Publisher | Center for Global Development (CGD) |
Copyright | © 2013 Center for Global Development (CGD) |