Inequalities and Their Measurement
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- Almas Heshmati, 2015. "Inequalities and Their Measurement," Working Papers id:7311, eSocialSciences.
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inequality indices; income distribution; income inequality;JEL classification:
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General
- N30 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - General, International, or Comparative
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