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An extended Gini approach to inequality measurement

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  • Patrick Moyes

    (GREThA - Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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  • Patrick Moyes, 2007. "An extended Gini approach to inequality measurement," Post-Print hal-00156437, HAL.
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    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
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