Econometric analysis on global income inequality, poverty and relative deprivation

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23610005
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social symbiosis and exclusion
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: YOSHIDA TATEO 岡山大学, 社会文化科学研究科, 特命教授 (00150889)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: グローバリゼーション / 世界的所得分配 / 不平等 / 貧困度 / 経済統計

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research examines recent trends in global income inequality, poverty and relative deprivation during the last two decades. Combining (i)GDP data from the World development indicators from the World bank and (ii)income distribution data from SWIID(the Standardized World Income Inequality Database Ver 4.1, 2014) compiled by F. Solt, we derive the world income distribution of individulas from 1990 to 2010.

Free Research Field

経済理論・経済統計学