http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/01/04/gdp-per-capital-vs-gini-index/ Making the "Invisible Hand" Visible Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:33:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/01/04/gdp-per-capital-vs-gini-index/#comment-21556 gil Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:05:16 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/01/04/gdp-per-capital-vs-gini-index/#comment-21556 I find plotting GDP per capita on the horizontal axis and GINI on the vertical leads to greater understanding. There is a surprise in this data, although the GINI is realitively flat to per capita GDP, richer countries are generally more equal (lower GINI score). This is contrary to popular belief. The US is a anomaly with a high relative level of inequality for a high income. I think the inference is poor people are poor because corruption leads to inequality. I find plotting GDP per capita on the horizontal axis and GINI on the vertical leads to greater understanding. There is a surprise in this data, although the GINI is realitively flat to per capita GDP, richer countries are generally more equal (lower GINI score). This is contrary to popular belief. The US is a anomaly with a high relative level of inequality for a high income. I think the inference is poor people are poor because corruption leads to inequality.

]]> http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/01/04/gdp-per-capital-vs-gini-index/#comment-14323 daniel Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:39:01 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/01/04/gdp-per-capital-vs-gini-index/#comment-14323 Excellent idea for a graph. I only wish that it would popup the identities of other nations when you mouse over them. If that is not practical, then perhaps just label the other outliers and/or major nations. Excellent idea for a graph. I only wish that it would popup the identities of other nations when you mouse over them. If that is not practical, then perhaps just label the other outliers and/or major nations.

]]> http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/01/04/gdp-per-capital-vs-gini-index/#comment-13159 Ascription is an Anathema to any Enthusiasm » Blog Archive » GDP/Capita v.s. Inequality Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:49:45 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/01/04/gdp-per-capital-vs-gini-index/#comment-13159 [...] Interesting chart (By way of some nice ranting by Dr. Traven.): [...] […] Interesting chart (By way of some nice ranting by Dr. Traven.): […]

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