The class of absolute decomposable inequality measures

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 109
Issue: 3
Pages: 154-156

Authors (2)

Bosmans, Kristof (Maastricht University) Cowell, Frank A. (not in RePEc)

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Abstract

We provide a parsimonious axiomatisation of the complete class of absolute inequality indices. Our approach uses only a weak form of decomposability and does not require a priori that the measures be differentiable.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:109:y:2010:i:3:p:154-156
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-24