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Measuring Income Inequality

Level:
A-Level, IB Diploma
Board:
AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 10 Feb 2019

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This revision tutorial covers income inequality in the UK and a number of other countries. It includes data on the Gini coefficient and the Palma Ratio and makes a distinction between income and wealth.

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