An alternative functional form for estimating the Lorenz curve

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 105
Issue: 1
Pages: 61-63

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Abstract

We propose a simple single parameter functional form for the Lorenz curve. The new specification is fitted to existing data sets and is shown to provide a better fit than existing single parameter Lorenz curves for the given data.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:105:y:2009:i:1:p:61-63
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-29