Inequality Measures: The Kolkata index in comparison with other measures · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2005.08762/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTInequality Measures: The Kolkata index in comparison with other measures — mentioned by bikenagahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46991880urn:hackerpapers:mention:2005.08762:46991880Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:30:20 GMT<p>&quot;Abstract: We formalize and study a generalized form of the Pareto principle or &#x27;20/80–rule&#x27; as a property of bounded cumulative processes. Modeling such processes by non-negative gain densities, we first show that any such process satisfies a generalized Pareto principle of the form &#x27;fraction p of inputs yields fraction 1 − p of outputs&#x27;. To obtain a non-trivial and unique characterization, we define the generalized Pareto principle via the decreasing rearrangement of the gain density function. Within this framework, we analyze both constructed gain densities that exemplify the framework and…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2005.08762/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>econ.GN