The Discovery of the Gini Coefficient
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7797209 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Schneider (0000-0001-9645-1938, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 115-141 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2702 • E-ISSN: 1527-1919 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/00182702-8816637 |
| OpenAlex | W3102998086 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 24 |
This article traces the development of the methods of representing the degree of income inequality that were developed in the early twentieth century by Max Otto Lorenz and Corrado Gini. It suggests that Gini’s efforts to perfect the Lorenz curve may well have facilitated his discovery of what came to be known as the Gini coefficient and argues that this coefficient is an important example of a multiple (or chain multiple) discovery
Econometrics · Economic inequality · Economics · Gini coefficient · Inequality · Lorenz curve · Mathematical analysis · Statistics · Economic theories and models · Economic Theory and Institutions · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |