A generalized index of fractionalization

Economica

Volumn 78, Issue 312, 2011, Pages 723-750

  Bossert, Walter ^a   D'Ambrosio, Conchita ^b,c   La Ferrara, Eliana ^c  

^a Canada H3A 2T7   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INDEX METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649687804     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2010.00844.x     Document Type: Article

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