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Methods for summarizing and comparing wealth distributions

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  • P. Jenkins, Stephen & Jäntti, Markus, 2005. "Methods for summarizing and comparing wealth distributions," ISER Working Paper Series 2005-05, Institute for Social and Economic Research.
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