An alternative measure of economic inequality under the Lorenz curve framework in analogue to the index of refraction of geometrical optics
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- Sreenivasan Subramanian, 2015. "More tricks with the lorenz curve," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 35(1), pages 580-589.
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Gini coefficient; Inequality; Lorenz curve; Optics; Refractive index; Snell's law;All these keywords.
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- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
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