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<p>In the socioeconomic development of each country, income rates constitute a measure of the economic situation. They are also the principle factor influencing social stratification. When discussing the income of European households in a regional approach, one may analyze changes, regional development indicators, and the degree to which needs are satisfied. It is underlined in the relevant literature that the differences observed across macroeconomic and microeconomic indicators are reflected in the phenomenon of income inequality, and their levels are also differentiated by the biological type of households. In view of the above, this study analyzed the financial standing of households from the spatial standpoint (selected EU countries) and considered the fractions of households isolated based on their biological composition in the light of inequality indices: Gini, Atkinson, and Theil. Inequality rates were computed using the median net equivalized income. The material examined in this study consisted of secondary data collected and published in the Eurostat database.</p>
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In the socioeconomic development of each country, income rates constitute a measure of the economic situation. They are also the principle factor influencing social stratification. When discussing the income of European households in a regional approach, one may analyze changes, regional development indicators, and the degree to which needs are satisfied. It is underlined in the relevant literature that the differences observed across macroeconomic and microeconomic indicators are reflected in the phenomenon of income inequality, and their levels are also differentiated by the biological type of households. In view of the above, this study analyzed the financial standing of households from the spatial standpoint (selected EU countries) and considered the fractions of households isolated based on their biological composition in the light of inequality indices: Gini, Atkinson, and Theil. Inequality rates were computed using the median net equivalized income. The material examined in this study consisted of secondary data collected and published in the Eurostat database.

Income inequality among European households and their biological type

International Journal of Management and Economics

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In the socioeconomic development of each country, income rates constitute a measure of the economic situation. They are also the principle factor influencing...

Income inequality among European households and their biological type

Article Category: Empirical Paper

Published Online: Sep 30, 2023

Page range: 197 - 208

Received: Dec 13, 2022

Accepted: Jan 21, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2023-0005

Keywords
Atkinson coefficient, Gini coefficient, households, inequality indices, Theil coefficient

© 2023 Małgorzata Grzywińska-Rąpca et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Income inequality among European households and their biological type

Article Category: Empirical Paper

Published Online: Sep 30, 2023

Page range: 197 - 208

Received: Dec 13, 2022

Accepted: Jan 21, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2023-0005

KeywordsAtkinson coefficient, Gini coefficient, households, inequality indices, Theil coefficient

© 2023 Małgorzata Grzywińska-Rąpca et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Atkinson coefficient, Gini coefficient, households, inequality indices, Theil coefficient