A symmetric information-theoretic index for the measurement of inequality [electronic resource] / Ni...
A symmetric information-theoretic index for the measurement of inequality [electronic resource] / Nicholas Rohde.
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Brisbane : University of Queensland, School of Economics, 2009.
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2009.
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Brisbane : University of Queensland, School of Economics, 2009.
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"The application of information theory to the measurement of income inequality has yielded an impressive array of measurement techniques known as Generalized Entropy (GE) measures. Special cases of this class of index include Theil's T and L measures which are considered axiomatically superior to other types of metrics including the popular Gini co...
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A symmetric information-theoretic index for the measurement of inequality [electronic resource] / Nicholas Rohde.
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Discussion papers / University of Queensland, School of Economics ; no. 398.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. Available at: http://www.uq.edu.au/economics/abstract/398.pdf.
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