Palma ratio
Arguments
- x
A non-negative numeric vector.
- na.rm
A logical vector that indicates whether
NA
values should be excluded or not. Must be eitherTRUE
orFALSE
. The default isTRUE
. If set toFALSE
the computation yieldsNA
ifNA
values are present.
Details
concstats_palma
measures the ratio of inequality (normally used with
income inequality) of the top 10 percent to the bottom 40 percent.
References
Palma, J. G. (2006). "Globalizing Inequality: 'Centrifugal' and 'Centripetal' Forces at Work", DESA Working Paper No. 35.
See also
Other Concentration and inequality measures:
concstats_all_inequ()
,
concstats_entropy()
,
concstats_gini()
,
concstats_grs()
,
concstats_inequ()
,
concstats_simpson()