Wealth Gini coefficients tend to be much higher than ... The coefficient is only as reliable as the data used to calculate it, and a single-number reading cannot tell the whole story.

(This Web site has a Lorenz curve generator and Gini coefficient calculator: Enter a set of incomes to find out what the Gini coefficient of the group is and what the distribution looks like.) ...

The Lorenz curve is a central piece in calculating the Gini coefficient, a mathematical representation of inequality levels. Because Lorenz curves are mathematical estimates based on fitting a ...

Chancel and Piketty’s report has used the pre-tax method of calculating the Gini Coefficient. Why is it important? A general rise in Gini Coefficient indicates that government polices are not ...

The calculation by the International Institute for Urban Development in Beijing puts China’s Gini coefficient – a widely used measure of inequality – at 0.438 in 2010. That means China is ...

According to Bowles and Carlin, the standard algorithm for calculating Gini coefficients produces odd results for example when a single individual owns all of the wealth the Gini coefficient is ...

This is measured by the Gini coefficient, said Mr Wong, who is also Finance Minister. CNA looks at how to understand this metric and what goes into calculating Singapore's figure. The Gini ...

Income (or wealth) inequality is measured using the normalised Gini coefficient. The normalised Gini coefficient (unlike the traditional Gini coefficient) takes into account negative values in a ...