Socio-economic inequalities: a statistical physics perspective
arXiv:1409.8030 · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-08473-2_12
Abstract
Socio-economic inequalities are manifested in different aspects of our social life. We discuss various aspects, beginning with the evolutionary and historical origins, and discussing the major issues from the social and economic point of view. The subject has attracted scholars from across various disciplines, including physicists, who bring in a unique perspective to the field. The major attempts to analyze the results, address the causes, and understand the origins using statistical tools and statistical physics concepts are discussed.
26 pages, 7 figs. review article. To be published in "Econophysics and Data Driven Modelling of Market Dynamics", Eds. F Abergel, H. Aoyama, B.K. Chakrabarti, A. Chakraborti, A. Ghosh, New Economic Windows, Springer (2015)
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