Statistical inferences for testing marginal rank and (generalized) Lorenz dominances

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 557-570

  Zheng, Buhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0038853462     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1060815     Document Type: Article

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