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Working Paper 2009-142 Abstract Authors: Diego Battiston, Guillermo Cruces, Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva, Maria Ana Lugo, Maria Emma Santos. Keywords: Multidimensional

Working Paper 2009-141 Abstract We study the difference between the ex post and the ex ante perspectives in equality of

Working Paper 2009-140 Abstract Between 2000 and 2006, the Gini coefficient declined in 12 of the 17 Latin American countries

Working Paper 2009-139 Abstract Authors: Richard V. Burkhauser, Shuaizhang Feng, Stephen P. Jenkins , Jeff Larrimore. Keywords: US Income Inequality,

Working Paper 2009-138 Abstract This paper attempts to combine the analysis of wage (income) polarization with that of wage (income)

Working Paper 2009-137 Abstract Authors: Suleiman Abu-Bader, Daniel Gottlieb . Keywords: Bedouin, Ethnic groups, Israel, poverty, basic needs, relative poverty,

Working Paper 2009-136 Abstract This paper attempts to explicitly integrate the idea of reference group when measuring relative deprivation. It

Working Paper 2009-135 Abstract Authors: Satya R. Chakravarty , Bhargav Maharaj. Keywords: Polarization, ordering, axioms, indices, characterization, duality. JEL: C43,

Working Paper 2009-134 Abstract An ethnic polarization index is a summary statistic of ethnic diversity in a population. Montalvo and

Working Paper 2009-133 Abstract Authors: Alessandra Michelangeli, Eugenio Peluso , Alain Trannoy. Keywords: concavity, wealth, dominance orderings, consumption. JEL: D31,

Working Paper 2009-131 Abstract This paper analyzes and compares socioeconomic inequalities in the use of healthcare services by the elderly