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Inequality comparisons when the populations differ in size

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  • Dominique Thon
  • Stein Wallace

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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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    1. Thon, Dominique, 1982. "An axiomatization of the Gini coefficient," Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 2(2), pages 131-143, March.
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    3. Dasgupta, Partha & Sen, Amartya & Starrett, David, 1973. "Notes on the measurement of inequality," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 6(2), pages 180-187, April.
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    5. Dominique Thon & Stein W. Wallace, 2004. "Dalton transfers, inequality and altruism," Social Choice and Welfare, Springer;The Society for Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 22(3), pages 447-465, June.
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    2. 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.
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    4. Inaki Permanyer & Suman Seth & Gaston Yalonetzky, 2022. "Inequality measurement for bounded variables," Working Papers 602, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality.

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    Keywords

    Income inequality; Lorenz dominance; Majorization; Population axiom; D63; D81; I31;
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    JEL classification:

    • 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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