Some classes of functions that preserve the inequality and welfare orderings of income distributions

DOI10.1016/0022-0531(89)90087-2zbMath0683.90023OpenAlexW2077456725MaRDI QIDQ1825114

Patrick Moyes

Publication date: 1989

Published in: Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0531(89)90087-2

zbMATH Keywords

generalized Lorenz orderingincome differentialsranking of distributionsthree welfare criteria

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical methods; economic indices and measures (91B82)

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