Difference between revisions of "Income Inequality"
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| − | * [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient Gini coefficient] | + | * [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient Gini coefficient] - A Gini coefficient of zero expresses perfect equality (everyone has the same income). A Gini coefficient of one (or 100%) expresses maximal inequality among values (e.g., one person has all the income). |
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* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/12/09/carbon-footprints-climate-change-rich-one-percent/ the emissions attributable to the richest 1 percent of the global population account for more than double those of the poorest 50 percent (12/9/20)] | * [https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/12/09/carbon-footprints-climate-change-rich-one-percent/ the emissions attributable to the richest 1 percent of the global population account for more than double those of the poorest 50 percent (12/9/20)] | ||
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- Gini coefficient - A Gini coefficient of zero expresses perfect equality (everyone has the same income). A Gini coefficient of one (or 100%) expresses maximal inequality among values (e.g., one person has all the income).
