International welfare comparisons and nonparametric testing of multivariate stochastic dominance

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 951-969

  McCaig, Brian ^a   Yatchew, Adonis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 34548438858     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.964     Document Type: Article

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