A new model of income distribution: the κ-generalized distribution
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Income distribution; Income inequality; κ-Generalized distribution; C16; D31;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C16 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Econometric and Statistical Methods; Specific Distributions
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
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