Lasso de la Vega, CasildaRodríguez Hernández, Juan GabrielSalas Del Mármol, Rafael2025-10-062025-10-062025Lasso de la Vega, C., Rodríguez, J.G. & Salas, R. Distributional divergence as a unifying measurement framework. J Econ Inequal (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10888-025-09677-61569-172110.1007/s10888-025-09677-6https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/1245142025 Acuerdos transformativos CRUEThe measurement of various economic phenomena, including income inequality, poverty, richness, inequality-of-opportunity, horizontal equity, mobility, wage discrimination and goodness of fit, are examples of the measurement of the divergence between distributions. In all these examples there is a reference distribution and the aim is to examine to what extent any given distribution differs from the reference one. By providing an axiomatic characterization of a family of indices for measuring divergence between distributions, this paper provides a unifying framework for incorporating the measurement of many economic phenomena, while exploring the relationship of the derived family of indices to other existing measures.engAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/journal article1573-8701https://doi.org/10.1007/s10888-025-09677-6open accessD31D63I32J71DivergenceCharacterizationInequalityPovertyWage discriminationInequality of opportunityEconomía53 Ciencias Económicas