Econophysics Of Wealth Distributions

Author : Arnab Chatterjee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 884700389X
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Econophysics of Wealth Distributions written by Arnab Chatterjee and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-06-25 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all know the hard fact: neither wealth nor income is ever uniform for us all. Justified or not, they are unevenly distributed; few are rich and many are poor! Investigations for more than hundred years and the recent availability of the income distribution data in the internet (made available by the finance ministries of various countries; from the tax return data of the income tax departments) have revealed some remarkable features. Irrespective of many differences in culture, history, language and, to some extent, the economic policies followed in different countries, the income distribution is seen to fol low a particular universal pattern. So does the wealth distribution. Barring an initial rise in population with income (or wealth; for the destitutes), the population decreases either exponentially or in a log-normal way for the ma jority of 'middle income' group, and it eventually decreases following a power law (Pareto law, following Vilfredo Pareto's observation in 1896) for the rich est 5-10 % of the population! This seems to be an universal feature - valid for most of the countries and civilizations; may be in ancient Egypt as well! Econophysicists tried to view this as a natural law for a statistical ma- body-dynamical market system, analogous to gases, liquids or solids: classical or quantum.

Author : Bikas K. Chakrabarti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107013445
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Econophysics of Income and Wealth Distributions written by Bikas K. Chakrabarti and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first monograph in econophysics focussed on the analyses and modelling of these distributions, ideal for physicists and economists.

Author : Chakrabarti, Bikas K. Chakrabarti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Econophysics of Income and Wealth Distributions written by Chakrabarti, Bikas K. Chakrabarti and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The distribution of wealth and income is never uniform, and philosophers and economists have tried for years to understand the reasons and formulate remedies for such inequalities. This book introduces the elegant and intriguing kinetic exchange models that physicists have developed to tackle these issues. This is the first monograph in econophysics focussed on the analyses and modelling of these distributions, and is ideal for physicists and economists. It is written in simple, lucid language, with plenty of illustrations and in-depth analyses, making it suitable for researchers new to this field as well as specialized readers. It explores the origin of economic inequality and examines the scientific steps that can be taken to reduce this inequality in the future"

Author : Fabio Clementi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319274104
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Distribution of Income and Wealth written by Fabio Clementi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-21 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a systematic overview of cutting-edge research in the field of parametric modeling of personal income and wealth distribution, which allows one to represent how income/wealth is distributed within a given population. The estimated parameters may be used to gain insights into the causes of the evolution of income/wealth distribution over time, or to interpret the differences between distributions across countries. Moreover, once a given parametric model has been fitted to a data set, one can straightforwardly compute inequality and poverty measures. Finally, estimated parameters may be used in empirical modeling of the impact of macroeconomic conditions on the evolution of personal income/wealth distribution. In reviewing the state of the art in the field, the authors provide a thorough discussion of parametric models belonging to the “κ-generalized” family, a new and fruitful set of statistical models for the size distribution of income and wealth that they have developed over several years of collaborative and multidisciplinary research. This book will be of interest to all who share the belief that problems of income and wealth distribution merit detailed conceptual and methodological attention.

Author : Bikas K. Chakrabarti
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 352760958X
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Econophysics and Sociophysics written by Bikas K. Chakrabarti and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-02-27 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using tricks to handle coupled nonlinear dynamical many-body systems, several advancements have already been made in understanding the behavior of markets/economic/social systems and their dynamics. The book intends to provide the reader with updated reviews on such major developments in both econophysics and sociophysics, by leading experts in the respective fields. This is the first book providing a panoramic view of these developments in the last decade.

Author : Raj Chetty
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226816044
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring Distribution and Mobility of Income and Wealth written by Raj Chetty and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-11-16 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of twenty-three studies that explore the latest developments in the analysis of income and wealth distribution and mobility. Economic research is increasingly focused on inequality in the distribution of personal resources and outcomes. One aspect of inequality is mobility: are individuals locked into their respective places in this distribution? To what extent do circumstances change, either over the lifecycle or across generations? Research not only measures inequality and mobility, but also analyzes the historical, economic, and social determinants of these outcomes and the effect of public policies. This volume explores the latest developments in the analysis of income and wealth distribution and mobility. The collection of twenty-three studies is divided into five sections. The first examines observed patterns of income inequality and shifts in the distribution of earnings and in other factors that contribute to it. The next examines wealth inequality, including a substantial discussion of the difficulties of defining and measuring wealth. The third section presents new evidence on the intergenerational transmission of inequality and the mechanisms that underlie it. The next section considers the impact of various policy interventions that are directed at reducing inequality. The final section addresses the challenges of combining household-level data, potentially from multiple sources such as surveys and administrative records, and aggregate data to study inequality, and explores ways to make survey data more comparable with national income accounts data.

Author : Sitabhra Sinha
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 3527408150
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Econophysics written by Sitabhra Sinha and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-06 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filling the gap for an up-to-date textbook in this relatively new interdisciplinary research field, this volume provides readers with a thorough and comprehensive introduction. Based on extensive teaching experience, it includes numerous worked examples and highlights in special biographical boxes some of the most outstanding personalities and their contributions to both physics and economics. The whole is rounded off by several appendices containing important background material.

Author : Marcelo Byrro Ribeiro
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108850707
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Income Distribution Dynamics of Economic Systems written by Marcelo Byrro Ribeiro and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-26 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Econophysics has been used to study a range of economic and financial systems. This book uses the econophysical perspective to focus on the income distributive dynamics of economic systems. It focuses on the empirical characterization and dynamics of income distribution and its related quantities from the epistemological and practical perspectives of contemporary physics. Several income distribution functions are presented which fit income data and results obtained by statistical physicists on the income distribution problem. The book discusses two separate research traditions: the statistical physics approach, and the approach based on non-linear trade cycle models of macroeconomic dynamics. Several models of distributive dynamics based on the latter approach are presented, connecting the studies by physicists on distributive dynamics with the recent literature by economists on income inequality. As econophysics is such an interdisciplinary field, this book will be of interest to physicists, economists, statisticians and applied mathematicians.

Author : Anthony Barnes Atkinson
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780444816313
Total Pages : 980 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Income Distribution written by Anthony Barnes Atkinson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2000 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James B. Davies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Wealth Distribution written by James B. Davies and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: