@techreport{7a7c9ce0e8ef489d93306a88d99e4711,
title = "Global interpersonal inequality: Trends and measurement",
abstract = "This paper discusses different approaches to the measurement of global interpersonal in equality. Trends in global interpersonal inequality during 1975-2005 are measured using data from UNU-WIDER{\textquoteright}s World Income Inequality Database. In order to better understand the trends, global interpersonal inequality is decomposed into within-country and between-country inequality. The paper illustrates that the relationship between global interpersonal inequality and these constituent components is a complex one. In particular, we demonstrate that the changes in China{\textquoteright}s and India{\textquoteright}s income distributions over the past 30 years have simultaneously caused inequality to rise domestically in those countries, while tending to reduce global inter-personal inequality. In light of these findings, we reflect on the meaning and policy relevance of global vis-{\`a}-vis domestic inequality measures",
keywords = "Faculty of Social Sciences, global interpersonal inequality, inequality, inequality measurement",
author = "Miguel Ni{\~n}o-Zaraz{\'u}a and Laurence Roope and Finn Tarp",
note = "JEL classification: D31, D63, E01, O15",
year = "2014",
month = jan,
language = "English",
series = "WIDER Working Paper",
number = "004",
publisher = "UNU-WIDER",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "UNU-WIDER",
}
