Statistical inference for stochastic dominance and for the measurement of poverty and inequality

Econometrica

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1435-1464

  Davidson, Russell ^a   Duclos, Jean Yves ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distribution free statistical inference; Inequality; Order restricted inference; Poverty; Stochastic dominance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001350910     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0262.00167     Document Type: Article

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