Smooth inequality measurement: Approximation theorems

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Journal: Journal of Mathematical Economics
Year: 2010
Volume: 46
Issue: 4
Pages: 405-415

Authors (2)

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Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to prove that smoothness is not a restrictive assumption in inequality measurement as any inequality measure (preorder) can be approximated in a well defined sense by a smooth inequality measure (preorder).

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:mateco:v:46:y:2010:i:4:p:405-415
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
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2026-01-29