Maximum entropy Lorenz curves

DOI10.1016/0304-4076(93)90031-YzbMath0800.62802OpenAlexW2069549114MaRDI QIDQ1314482

Juhani Holm

Publication date: 16 February 1994

Published in: Journal of Econometrics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-4076(93)90031-y

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to economics (62P20) Statistical methods; economic indices and measures (91B82)

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• Elliptical Lorenz curves
• The Distribution of Income: A Saddle Point Formulation
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