Analytical Studies Branch Distribution , Inequality and Concentration of Income Among
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................................................................................................................................................................ v INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................................... 1 THE DATA AND THE METHODOLOGY............................................................................................................. 2 DIFFERENCES IN MEAN INCOME AMONG IMMIGRANT GROUPS.......................................................... 4 DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND INEQUALITY ASPECTS.......................................................................... 4 INCOMES RECEIVED BY THE TOP 25% AND THE BOTTOM 25% OF THE POPULATION ................. 6 THE RATIO OF AGGREGATE INCOME RECEIVED BY THE TOP 25% TO THAT RECEIVED BY THE BOTTOM 25% ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 THE LORENZ CURVE AND THE GINI COEFFICIENT OF CONCENTRATION......................................... 8 INEQUALITY AND POLARIZATION MEASURES BASED ON THE MEDIAN .......................................... 10 POPULATION SHARES......................................................................................................................................... 10 INCOME SHARES................................................................................................................................................... 13 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................... 15 REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................................................... 17
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