An exponential family of Lorenz curves

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 748-756

  Sarabia, José María ^a   Castillo, Enrique ^a   Slottje, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035586916     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1061463     Document Type: Article

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