Poverty orderings

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 427-466

  Zheng, Buhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution sensitivity; Generalized Lorenz Curve; Poverty line; Poverty measure; Poverty ordering; Stochastic dominance

Indexed keywords

POVERTY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0033810751     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6419.00117     Document Type: Review

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