Journal of Economic Inequality

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Economic Inequality provides a forum for analysis and measurement of economic and social inequalities, using theoretical and empirical approaches.

Among the topics considered are: differences within and between countries, and globally; inequalities of outcome and of opportunity, poverty, and mobility; univariate and multivariate approaches; differences between socioeconomic groups; the factor distribution of income; related statistical and data issues, and policy analysis.

The Journal of Economic Inequality provides a forum for analysis of "economic inequality", broadly defined.

Its scope includes: · Theoretical and empirical analysis · Monetary measures of 'well-being' such as earnings, income, consumption, and wealth; non-monetary measures such as educational achievement and health and health care; multidimensional measures · Inequality and poverty within and between countries, and globally, and their trends over time · Inequalities of opportunity · Income mobility and poverty persistence · The factor distribution of income · Differences in 'well-being' between socioeconomic groups, for example between men and women, generations, or ethnic groups · The effects of inequality on macroeconomic and other phenomena, and vice versa · Related statistical methods and data issues · Related policy analysis.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4
2024	3.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.294

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	51

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3113

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	429

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Measurement of Multidimensional Poverty

  Citation: 772

  Authors: François, Satya R.

• Decomposition procedures for distributional analysis: a unified framework based on the Shapley value

  Citation: 552

  Authors: Anthony F.

• Multidimensional Deprivation: Contrasting Social Welfare and Counting Approaches

  Citation: 499

  Authors: A. B.

• Understandings and misunderstandings of multidimensional poverty measurement

  Citation: 485

  Authors: Sabina, James

• The origins of the Gini index: extracts from Variabilità e Mutabilità (1912) by Corrado Gini

  Citation: 443

  Authors: Lidia, Paolo

• The HDI 2010: new controversies, old critiques

  Citation: 294

  Authors: Jeni, Francisco, Hyung-Jin

• Inequality of opportunity in Italy

  Citation: 271

  Authors: Daniele, Vito

• Inequality and happiness: Insights from Latin America

  Citation: 269

  Authors: Carol, Andrew

• On multidimensional indices of poverty

  Citation: 258

  Authors: Martin

• Polarization and the decline of the middle class: Canada and the U.S.

  Citation: 190

  Authors: James E., Michael C.

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