Chatterjee, Arnab ; Sinha, Sitabhra ; Chakrabarti, Bikas K. (2007) Economic inequality: is it natural? Current Science, 92 (10). pp. 1383-1389. ISSN 0011-3891
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Abstract
Mounting evidences are being gathered suggesting that income and wealth distribution in various countries or societies follows a robust pattern, close to the Gibbs distribution of energy in an ideal gas in equilibrium, but also deviating significantly for high-income groups. Application of physical models seems to provide illuminating ideas and understanding, complementing the observations.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Source: | Copyright of this article belongs to Current Science Association. |
| Keywords: | Asset Exchange Model; Kinetic Theory; Pareto Law; Wealth Distribution |
| ID Code: | 5798 |
| Deposited On: | 19 Oct 2010 10:55 |
| Last Modified: | 16 May 2016 16:15 |
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