On using linear regressions in welfare economics

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 478-486

  Yitzhaki, Shlomo ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Extended Gini; Gini regression; Tax incidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030504063     PISSN: 07350015     EISSN: 15372707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07350015.1996.10524677     Document Type: Article

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