Interquantile differences, income inequality measurement and the Gini concentration index
β Scribed by Z.M. Berrebi; J. Silber
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 287 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-4896
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