Physics – Physics and Society
Scientific paper
2006-07-31
The European Physical Journal B, Vol: 57, Issue: 2, May II, 2007, pp: 187-193
Physics
Physics and Society
Latex2e v1.6; 14 pages with 12 figures; for inclusion in the APFA5 Proceedings
Scientific paper
10.1140/epjb/e2007-00120-9
Starting from the generalized exponential function $\exp_{\kappa}(x)=(\sqrt{1+\kappa^{2}x^{2}}+\kappa x)^{1/\kappa}$, with $\exp_{0}(x)=\exp(x)$, proposed in Ref. [G. Kaniadakis, Physica A \textbf{296}, 405 (2001)], the survival function $P_{>}(x)=\exp_{\kappa}(-\beta x^{\alpha})$, where $x\in\mathbf{R}^{+}$, $\alpha,\beta>0$, and $\kappa\in[0,1)$, is considered in order to analyze the data on personal income distribution for Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The above defined distribution is a continuous one-parameter deformation of the stretched exponential function $P_{>}^{0}(x)=\exp(-\beta x^{\alpha})$\textemdash to which reduces as $\kappa$ approaches zero\textemdash behaving in very different way in the $x\to0$ and $x\to\infty$ regions. Its bulk is very close to the stretched exponential one, whereas its tail decays following the power-law $P_{>}(x)\sim(2\beta\kappa)^{-1/\kappa}x^{-\alpha/\kappa}$. This makes the $\kappa$-generalized function particularly suitable to describe simultaneously the income distribution among both the richest part and the vast majority of the population, generally fitting different curves. An excellent agreement is found between our theoretical model and the observational data on personal income over their entire range.
Clementi F.
Gallegati Mauro
Kaniadakis Giorgio
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