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Using Lorenz Curve and Gini Coefficient to Reflect the Inequality Degree of S&T Publications: An Examination of the Institutional Distribution of Publications in China and other Countries

Zheng Ma, Yuan Junpeng Su, Cheng Hu, Zhiyu Yu, Zhenglu Pan Yuntao, WU Yishan

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As is known to us, Lorenz curve and Gini Coefficient are classic indicators in the field of economics. They have been used to analyze income inequality for about one hundred years since their were designed. Economists or sociologists generally draw a Lorenz curve and calculate the Gini coefficient based on incomes data of a group, a

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Key concepts: Gini coefficient, Lorenz curve, Inequality, Income distribution, Econometrics, Distribution (mathematics), Economic inequality, Degree (music)