The Generalized Beta Distribution as a Model for the Distribution of Income: Estimation of Related Measures of Inequality

DOI10.1007/978-0-387-72796-7_8zbMath1151.91671OpenAlexW2606050MaRDI QIDQ5302357

James B. McDonald, Michael R. Ransom

Publication date: 7 January 2009

Published in: Modeling Income Distributions and Lorenz Curves (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72796-7_8

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to actuarial sciences and financial mathematics (62P05) Stochastic models in economics (91B70) Macroeconomic theory (monetary models, models of taxation) (91B64) Distribution theory (60E99)

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