On calculation of the extended Gini coefficient

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 541-547

  Chotikapanich, Duangkamon ^a   Griffiths, William ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 0035568529     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4991.00033     Document Type: Article

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