Theil, Inequality and the Structure of Income Distribution
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- Cowell, Frank, 2003. "Theil, inequality and the structure of income distribution," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 2288, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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Theil; inequality; independence; homotheticity; translatability.;All these keywords.
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- C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LTV-2004-03-14 (Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty)
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