A convenient method of computing the Gini index and its standard error

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 123-129

  Ogwang, Tomson ^a  

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EID: 0038998554     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0084.00164     Document Type: Article

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