So we need to pick the best metric possible. For years, the number used to measure inequality has been the Gini coefficient. It’s not hard to see why, given its alluring simplicity: 0 denotes ...

8, JANUARY - JUNE 2003 Gini coefficient as a life table functio ... Working Paper WP-85-91, International Institute for Applied System Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria.. Hanada, K. 1983. A formula of Gini ...