Browsing by Subject "Lorenz curve"

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Concentration curves, inequality and tax reform

Madden, David (David Patrick) (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 1995)

This paper applies the concept of welfare dominance using concentration curves to household data for Ireland. It identifies marginal tax reforms which would be welfare-enhancing for all social welfare functions satisfying ...
Growth and inequality in Ireland : 1987 - 1999

Madden, David (David Patrick) ; Clancy, Cathal (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2005-09)

This paper analyses data from the Irish Household Budget Surveys of 1987, 1994 and 1999 to examine the evolution of inequality of income and expenditure over that period. The paper calculates Lorenz and Generalised Lorenz ...