The Pareto Distribution - American University

Income Share of the Poorest (Lorenz Curve) It is somewhat more common to rotate this plot 180° to display the income share of the poorest. The result is usually called a Lorenz curve. (Note however Lorenz (1905) plotted the cumulative population share against the cumulative wealth share. I.e., our Lorenz curve is the inverse of his—a

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