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An extended Gini approach to inequality measurement

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Patrick Moyes ()

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Volume (Year): 5 (2007)
Issue (Month): 3 (December)
Pages: 279-303
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Keywords: progressive transfers; income differentials; deprivation; satisfaction; Lorenz dominance; extended Gini social evaluation functions; D31; D63;

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