A normative and statistical approach to measuring classical horizontal inequity

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-113

  Duclos, Jean Yves ^a   Lambert, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0009958156     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0008-4085.00006     Document Type: Article

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