%0 Report %A Jenkins, Stephen P. %T Inequality and the GB2 Income Distribution %D 2007 %8 2007 Jun %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) %C Bonn %7 IZA Discussion Paper %N 2831 %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp2831 %X The generalized entropy class of inequality indices is derived for Generalized Beta of the Second Kind (GB2) income distributions, thereby providing a full range of top-sensitive and bottom-sensitive measures. An examination of British income inequality in 1994/95 and 2004/05 illustrates the analysis. %K Singh-Maddala distribution %K GB2 distribution %K inequality %K generalized entropy indices %K Dagum distribution %K generalized Beta of the second kind distribution