In this paper, we show that over the period 1970-2007, the world income distribution expressed in terms of GDP per capita invariably scales down as an exponential law. To visualize dynamical characteristics behind this macro-stability, we use a clock form to present the GDP per capita and rank of th
Risk and income distribution
β Scribed by John J. Sciortino; John H. Huston; Roger W. Spencer
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 621 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-4870
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