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A metric for assessing the "goodness" of income distributions and the effect of price changes

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  • Fisher, Franklin M., 2003. "A metric for assessing the "goodness" of income distributions and the effect of price changes," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 109(2), pages 324-332, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jetheo:v:109:y:2003:i:2:p:324-332
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    1. Peck, James & Spear, Stephen E., 2003. "Introduction to a Festschrift for Karl Shell," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 109(2), pages 153-155, April.

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