Open AccessOptimal taxation policy maximum-entropy approach
Author(s) -
Prerana Jana,
Sanat Kumar Mazumder,
N. C. Das
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
yugoslav journal of operations research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1820-743X
pISSN - 0354-0243
DOI - 10.2298/yjor0301095j
Subject(s) - inequality , entropy (arrow of time) , principle of maximum entropy , economics , mathematics , measure (data warehouse) , mathematical economics , econometrics , mathematical optimization , economic inequality , computer science , statistics , thermodynamics , physics , data mining , mathematical analysis
The object of this paper is firstly to present entropic measure of income inequality and secondly to develop maximum entropy approaches for the optimal reduction of income inequality through taxation.