A deprivation-based axiomatic characterization of the absolute Bonferroni index of inequality

Journal of Economic Inequality

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 339-351

  Chakravarty, Satya R ^a,b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bonferroniindex; Characterization; Depression; Inequality; Transfers; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648939231     PISSN: 15691721     EISSN: 15738701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10888-006-9054-4     Document Type: Article

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