Statistical inference and the sen index of poverty

International Economic Review

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 381-387

  Bishop, John A ^a   Formby, John P ^a   Zheng, Buhong ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROECONOMIC DATA; POVERTY INCIDENCE; SEN INDEX; STATISTICAL INFERENCE;

EID: 0031454308     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2527379     Document Type: Article

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