Robust stochastic dominance: A semi-parametric approach

Journal of Economic Inequality

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-37

  Cowell, Frank A ^a   Victoria Feser, Maria Pia ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lorenz curve; M estimators; Pareto model; Welfare dominance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846234258     PISSN: 15691721     EISSN: 15738701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10888-006-9022-z     Document Type: Article

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