The Quantile Decomposition of Personal Income Distributions in the USA

• Authors: K. Karpio , J. Landmesser , P. Łukasiewicz , A. Orłowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this study we compared incomes distributions in the USA for two subgroups (defined according to sex or race). We utilized the quantile decomposition method to describe differences between the two distributions as a function of their quantiles. The analyzed objects are characterized by the set of attributes (education, age, etc.). We evaluate strength of the influence of the attributes onto the various parts of the incomes distributions. In such a way we evaluate income inequalities and their causes in two subgroups of people.

Keywords

EN

89.65.Gh; 88.05.Lg

Discipline

• 88.05.Lg: Economic issues; sustainability; cost trends
• 89.65.Gh: Economics; econophysics, financial markets, business and management(for economic issues regarding production and use of renewable energy, see 88.05.Lg)

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 129
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 965-970

Dates

published

2016-05

Contributors

author

K. Karpio

• Faculty of Applied Informatics and Mathematics, WULS-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

author

J. Landmesser

• Faculty of Applied Informatics and Mathematics, WULS-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

author

P. Łukasiewicz

• Faculty of Applied Informatics and Mathematics, WULS-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

author

A. Orłowski

• Faculty of Applied Informatics and Mathematics, WULS-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.129.965