The Inequality Process as a wealth maximizing process

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 367, Issue , 2006, Pages 388-414

  Angle, John ^a  

^a Inequality Process Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Gamma pdf; Income distribution; Robust loser; Techno cultural evolution; Wealth maximization

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; HEURISTIC METHODS; METADATA; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

GAMMA PDF; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; ROBUST LOSER; TECHNO-CULTURAL EVOLUTION; WEALTH MAXIMIZATION;

STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 33646367408     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2005.11.017     Document Type: Article

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