Add to ORKGA new multivariate approach is introduced to identify the middle class of a society and to measure its possible decline. The middle class is a properly dened central region in attribute space that contains a xed portion of the population. The decline of the middle class is measured by comparing the dispersion of the middle class. The use of minimum volume ellipsoids and dierent notions of central regions is discussed in one and several dimensions. An empirical illustration is given using German data on income and wealth
What constitutes the middle class is hotly debated. Following an income-based approach, a main issue...
The academic and public debate on social inequality has recently been fuelled by large disparities i...
This paper discusses the Brazilian middle class, its definition, evolution, profile, attitudes and d...
A new multivariate approach is introduced to identify the middle class of a society and to measure i...
The proportion of middle income earners in Germany has shrunk significantly in recent years: from 62...
Middle class studies have gained relevance in the economic literature. Nevertheless, a profound lack...
In this paper, a new class of polarization measures is derived axiomatically. The concept of polari...
Deindustrialization, a decline in union membership, maturation of baby-boomers, shorter working hour...
This paper contributes to the literature on the measurement of social classes by providing a wealth ...
This paper investigates the middle-class decline in Finland from 1995 to 2012. The purpose is to exa...
Middle class is a subject discussed by almost everyone, judging it in most cases from the visible li...
This article examines how the middle class has fared in twenty-six European countries between 2004 a...
A constant theme throughout the history of the U.S. has been the growth of the middle class and the ...
Perceived social classes and assignment of middle-class occupations to one of the population classes...
Traditionally, the concept of the middle class is defined by the determining of its place in the ge...
What constitutes the middle class is hotly debated. Following an income-based approach, a main issue...
The academic and public debate on social inequality has recently been fuelled by large disparities i...
This paper discusses the Brazilian middle class, its definition, evolution, profile, attitudes and d...
A new multivariate approach is introduced to identify the middle class of a society and to measure i...
The proportion of middle income earners in Germany has shrunk significantly in recent years: from 62...
Middle class studies have gained relevance in the economic literature. Nevertheless, a profound lack...
In this paper, a new class of polarization measures is derived axiomatically. The concept of polari...
Deindustrialization, a decline in union membership, maturation of baby-boomers, shorter working hour...
This paper contributes to the literature on the measurement of social classes by providing a wealth ...
This paper investigates the middle-class decline in Finland from 1995 to 2012. The purpose is to exa...
Middle class is a subject discussed by almost everyone, judging it in most cases from the visible li...
This article examines how the middle class has fared in twenty-six European countries between 2004 a...
A constant theme throughout the history of the U.S. has been the growth of the middle class and the ...
Perceived social classes and assignment of middle-class occupations to one of the population classes...
Traditionally, the concept of the middle class is defined by the determining of its place in the ge...
What constitutes the middle class is hotly debated. Following an income-based approach, a main issue...
The academic and public debate on social inequality has recently been fuelled by large disparities i...
This paper discusses the Brazilian middle class, its definition, evolution, profile, attitudes and d...