The class of absolute decomposable inequality measures
Bosmans, Kristof; and Cowell, Frank
(2010)
The class of absolute decomposable inequality measures
Economics Letters, 109 (3).
pp. 154-156.
ISSN 0165-1765
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.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2010 Elsevier |
| Departments |
Economics STICERD Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.econlet.2010.09.007 |
| Date Deposited | 14 Apr 2011 11:57 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/35121 |
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