Class WealthDistribution

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.economics.inequality.WealthDistribution

public class WealthDistribution
extends Object

Provides metrics and models for analyzing wealth distribution and economic inequality, such as the Gini Coefficient and the Lorenz Curve.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Real	calculateGiniCoefficient(List<Real> wealthList)	Calculates the Gini Coefficient for a population's wealth.
static Real	calculateGiniFromMoney(List<Money> incomes)	Calculates the Gini Coefficient for a list of Money objects.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

calculateGiniCoefficient

public static Real calculateGiniCoefficient(List<Real> wealthList)

Calculates the Gini Coefficient for a population's wealth.

The Gini coefficient is a measure of statistical dispersion intended to represent the income or wealth distribution of a nation's residents, and is the most commonly used measure of inequality. 0 represents perfect equality, 1 represents perfect inequality.

Parameters:

wealthList - A list of wealth values (as Real numbers).

Returns:

The Gini coefficient (0 to 1).

calculateGiniFromMoney

public static Real calculateGiniFromMoney(List<Money> incomes)

Calculates the Gini Coefficient for a list of Money objects.

Parameters:

incomes - List of Money.

Returns:

Gini coefficient.