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Variation of Gini and Kolkata Indices with Saving Propensity in the Kinetic Exchange Model of Wealth Distribution: An Analytical Study

We study analytically the change in the wealth ($x$) distribution $P(x)$ against saving propensity $λ$ in a closed economy, using the Kinetic theory. We estimate the Gini ($g$) and Kolkata ($k)$ indices by deriving (using $P(x)$) the Lorenz function $L(f)$, giving the cumulative fraction $L$ of wealth possessed by fraction $f$ of the people ordered in ascending order of wealth. First, using the exact result for $P(x)$ when $λ= 0$ we derive $L(f)$, and from there the index values $g$ and $k$. We then proceed with an approximate gamma distribution form of $P(x)$ for non-zero values of $λ$. Then we derive the results for $g$ and $k$ at $λ= 0.25$ and as $λ\rightarrow 1$. We note that for $λ\rightarrow 1$ the wealth distribution $P(x)$ becomes a Dirac $δ$-function. Using this and assuming that form for larger values of $λ$ we proceed for an approximate estimate for $P(x)$ centered around the most probable wealth (a function of $λ$). We utilize this approximate form to evaluate $L(f)$, and using this along with the known analytical expression for $g$, we derive an analytical expression for $k(λ)$. These analytical results for $g$ and $k$ at different $λ$ are compared with numerical (Monte Carlo) results from the study of the Chakraborti-Chakrabarti model. Next we derive analytically a relation between $g$ and $k$. From the analytical expressions of $g$ and $k$, we proceed for a thermodynamic mapping to show that the former corresponds to entropy and the latter corresponds to the inverse temperature.