A Theoretical Treatment of Indices of Absolute Inequality
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DOI10.2307/2526243zbMath0434.90027OpenAlexW2091996845MaRDI QIDQ3873868
David Donaldson, Charles Blackorby
Publication date: 1980
Published in: International Economic Review (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2307/2526243
implicit representationsocial evaluation functionsnumerical significanceabsolute inequality indicestranslatable functionsunit- translatable function
Trade models (91B60) Statistical methods; economic indices and measures (91B82) Mathematical sociology (including anthropology) (91D99)
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