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What is the Gini coefficient?
Geoff Riley
15th March 2015
This BBC news article looks at the origins of the Gini coefficient as a measure of income inequality
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Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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