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The class of absolute decomposable inequality measures

Bosmans, Kristof and Cowell, Frank ORCID: 0000-0002-3778-2152 (2009) The class of absolute decomposable inequality measures. Distributional Analysis Research Programme Papers (DARP 99). The Toyota Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

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

Item Type: Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/dps/darp/darp99.pdf
Additional Information: © 2009 the authors
Divisions: Economics
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Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
JEL classification: H - Public Economics > H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue > H21 - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
H - Public Economics > H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue > H20 - General
D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
Date Deposited: 07 Oct 2009 16:21
Last Modified: 01 Oct 2024 04:03
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/25434

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