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Inequality comparisons when the populations differ in size

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  • Dominique Thon

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  • Ronny Aboudi & Dominique Thon & Stein Wallace, 2010. "Inequality comparisons when the populations differ in size," The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer;Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, vol. 8(1), pages 47-70, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jecinq:v:8:y:2010:i:1:p:47-70
    DOI: 10.1007/s10888-008-9104-1
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    3. Jean‐Yves Duclos & Agnès Zabsonré, 2014. "Social evaluations when populations differ in size," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 47(2), pages 605-633, May.
    4. P. Matl & R. F. Hartl & T. Vidal, 2018. "Workload Equity in Vehicle Routing Problems: A Survey and Analysis," Transportation Science, INFORMS, vol. 52(2), pages 239-260, March.

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    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being

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