The Gini coefficient measuring inequality rose from 0.434 to 0.454. This index shows the levels of social inequality: the closer it is to 1, the wider unequally a given society is. The province of ...

In Sweden, when public pension entitlements are capitalized and added to assessments of personal wealth, this alone cuts the measured wealth inequality—known as the Gini coefficient—by almost half. In ...

according to the Gini coefficient,” he said. “Yet none of these concerns were addressed before the decision was made.” ...

Invariably, reliance for such statements is placed on the so-called Gini coefficient or index, produced by none other than the World Bank. The Gini index attempts to measure income inequality. Briefly ...

In this Special Feature, 26 archaeologists join an economist and a cultural anthropologist to assess wealth inequality around the world for the last 10,000 years, using Gini coefficients calculated on ...

More precisely, the effects of increased earnings on inequality (measured, for example, using a Gini coefficient) depend on where the beneficiaries are in the overall distribution of income. If ...

In our first Budget, we decided not to extend the freeze on personal tax thresholds, meaning that people will be able to keep more of their income. "We are supporting hard-working families and ...

Reference table: Japan’s relative poverty rates (PDF:624KB) Table 5-18. Minimum wage-fixing mechanisms (PDF:708KB) in Japanese Table 5-19. Changes in the minimum wage (PDF:622KB) To view PDF files, ...