Fifty years ago, Corrado Gini, inventor of the Gini coefficient, which measures income inequality, died. How does it work, asks Chris Stokel-Walker. When Italian statistician - and former fascist - ...

SINGAPORE - After taxes and transfers, some countries have a lower measure of income inequality than Singapore. This is because these countries typically impose higher overall taxes on the working ...

As an economist, I look at the current standoff between Guyana and Venezuela as an opportunity for rapprochement. The Gini coefficient, a pivotal measure reflecting income distribution within a nation ...