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Advances in Inequality Measurement and Usefulness of Statistical Inference

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  • Sourushe Zandvakili, 2008. "Advances in Inequality Measurement and Usefulness of Statistical Inference," Forum for Social Economics, Springer;The Association for Social Economics, vol. 37(2), pages 135-145, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:fosoec:v:37:y:2008:i:2:p:135-145
    DOI: 10.1007/s12143-008-9018-5
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