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Mathematical properties of classes of income redistributive policies

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  • Fellman, Johan, 2001. "Mathematical properties of classes of income redistributive policies," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 17(1), pages 179-192, March.
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    2. Fellman, Johan & Jantti, Markus & Lambert, Peter J, 1999. " Optimal Tax-Transfer Systems and Redistributive Policy," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 101(1), pages 115-126, March.
    3. Yitzhaki, Shlomo, 1983. "On an Extension of the Gini Inequality Index," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 24(3), pages 617-628, October.
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