Economic Inequality: Is it Natural?

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dc.creatorChatterjee, Arnab
dc.creatorSinha, Sitabhra
dc.creatorChakrabarti, Bikas K.
dc.date2007-03-21
dc.date2007-03-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:07:57Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:07:57Z
dc.descriptionMounting evidences are being gathered suggesting that income and wealth distribution in various countries or societies follow 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 physics models seem to provide illuminating ideas and understanding, complimenting the observations.
dc.description7 pages, 2 eps figs, 2 boxes with text and 2 eps figs; Popular review To appear in Current Science; typos in refs and text corrected
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0703201
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0703201
dc.identifierCurrent Science 92 (2007) 1383-1389
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/209151
dc.subjectPhysics and Society
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectData Analysis, Statistics and Probability
dc.subjectGeneral Finance
dc.titleEconomic Inequality: Is it Natural?
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