Some Reflections on the Social Welfare Bases of the Measurement of Global Income Inequality
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- Andrea Brandolini & Francesca Carta, 2016. "Some reflections on the social welfare bases of the measurement of global income inequality," Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) 1070, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
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European Union inequality; global income inequality; global social welfare;All these keywords.
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- D3 - Microeconomics - - Distribution
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
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