add mobility to description

QuantEcon · Dec 7, 2018 · 0a9c1f9 · 0a9c1f9
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diff --git a/quantecon/inequality.py b/quantecon/inequality.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def gini_coefficient(y):
 
 def shorrocks_index(A):
     """
-    Implements Shorrocks index of inequality
+    Implements Shorrocks mobility index
 
     Parameters
     -----------
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def shorrocks_index(A):
     Returns
     --------
     Shorrocks index: float
-        The Shorrocks index calculated as
+        The Shorrocks mobility index calculated as
 
         .. math::
 

diff --git a/quantecon/tests/test_inequality.py b/quantecon/tests/test_inequality.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def test_gini_coeff():
 
 def test_shorrocks_index():
     """
-    Test Shorrocks index function against the example used in 'Wealth
+    Test Shorrocks mobility index function against the example used in 'Wealth
     distribution and social mobility in the US: A quantitative approach'
     (Benhabib, Bisin, Luo, 2017).''
     https://www.econ.nyu.edu/user/bisina/RevisionAugust.pdf