INFIQC   05475
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN FISICO- QUIMICA DE CORDOBA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
 An statistical analysis of stratification and inequity in the income distribution
Autor/es:
JUAN C. FERRERO
Revista:
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL B - CONDENSED MATTER
Editorial:
SPRINGER
Referencias:
Año: 2011 vol. 80 p. 255 - 260
ISSN:
1434-6028
Resumen:
Abstract. The analysis of the USA 2001 income distribution shows that it can be described by at least two main components, which obey the generalized Tsallis statistics with different values of the q parameter. Theoretical calculations using the gas kinetics model with a distributed saving propensity factor and two ensembles reproduce the empirical data and provide further information on the structure of the distribution, which shows a clear stratification. This stratification is amenable to different interpretations, which are analyzed. The distribution function is invariant with the average individual income, which implies that the inequity of the distribution cannot be modified by increasing the total income.