2023/10/13 by Pokrovskiĭ Vm, Pokrovskii, Vladimir
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #14J60 #Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph) #Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis #Economic Development and Digital Transformation #Economic and Technological Developments in Russia #F.2.2 #FOS: Physical sciences
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2310.08937
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An heuristic model of the society, as an assembly of weakly interacting individuals, is discussed. The model allows to connect macroscopic phenomena with features of relations between individuals. Addressing to the problem of inequality, a non-equilibrium situation is considered. The calculated income distribution function, which coincides with the Pareto distribution at large incomes, can be interpreted as a strongly deformed Gauss distribution function. The external, in relation to the system of interacting individuals, force is necessary to maintain the strong non-equilibrium in a stationary state. The model representation of the society allows us to explain the mechanism of the emergence and maintenance of economic inequality, the universal cause of which is asymmetry of elementary exchanges.