Minimum Distribution-Sensitivity, Poverty Aversion, and Poverty Orderings

Journal of Economic Theory

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 116-137

  Zheng, Buhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution sensitivity; Generalized Lorenz dominance; Poverty aversion; Poverty deprivation; Poverty orderings; Stochastic dominance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007888216     PISSN: 00220531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeth.2000.2687     Document Type: Article

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