The class of absolute decomposable inequality measures
Bosmans, K. & Cowell, F.
(2010).
The class of absolute decomposable inequality measures.
Economics Letters,
109(3), 154-156.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2010.09.007
(2010).
The class of absolute decomposable inequality measures.
Economics Letters,
109(3), 154-156.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2010.09.007
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.