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A fresh look at the topical interest of the Gini concentration ratio

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  • Giovanni Maria Giorgi, 2005. "A fresh look at the topical interest of the Gini concentration ratio," Econometrics 0511005, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    5. Maria Grazia Pittau & Roberto Zelli, 2017. "At the roots of Gini’s transvariation: extracts from “Il concetto di transvariazione e le sue prime applicazioni”," METRON, Springer;Sapienza Università di Roma, vol. 75(2), pages 127-140, August.
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    Evolution; strength and weaknesses; topical interest of the Gini concentration ratio;
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