Axiomatic characterization of the Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve orderings.

DOI10.1006/jeth.2000.2749zbMath1076.91509WikidataQ122751610 ScholiaQ122751610MaRDI QIDQ5956278

Rolf Aaberge

Publication date: 2001

Published in: Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/178130

zbMATH Keywords

axiomatic characterization; Lorenz curve orderings; measures of inequality; the Gini coefficient

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

91B82: Statistical methods; economic indices and measures

91B14: Social choice

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