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Model-Free Statistical Inference with Lorenz Curves, Income Shares, and Gini Coefficients

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  • Beach, Charles M., 1979. "Model-Free Statistical Inference with Lorenz Curves, Income Shares, and Gini Coefficients," Queen's Institute for Economic Research Discussion Papers 275154, Queen's University - Department of Economics.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.275154
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