Introduction

Overview

Inequality.jl provides functions to compute inequality and poverty indicators. It currently supports the estimation of the following indicators (both weighted and unweighted):

• Gini Coefficient
• Atkinson Coefficient
• Lorenz Curve
• Generalized Entropy Index
• Theil Index
• Mean log deviation
• Watts Poverty Index
• Foster–Greer–Thorbecke Index
• Poverty Gap
• Headcount Ratio

Author

Josep Espasa Reig - Data Scientist at LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.

Installation

To install the package, run the following:

using Pkg

Pkg.add("Inequality")

Use

See the Getting Started section for a guide to the package and examples.