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A characterization of income distributions in terms of generalized Gini coefficients
JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift)
 
ID 103080
Author(s) Kleiber, C; Kotz, S
Author(s) at UniBasel Kleiber, Christian
Year 2002
Title A characterization of income distributions in terms of generalized Gini coefficients
Journal Social choice and welfare
Volume 19
Number 4
Pages / Article-Number 789-794
Keywords Income distribution, characterization, Gini coefficient, order statistics
Abstract

Most commonly used parametric models for the size distribution of incomes possess only a few finite moments, and hence cannot be characterized by the sequence of their moments. However, all income distributions with a finite mean can be characterized by the sequence of first moments of the order statistics. This is an attractive feature since the generalized Gini coefficients of Kakwani (1980), Donaldson and Weymark (1980, 1983) and Yitzhaki (1983) are simple functions of expectations of sample minima. We present results which streamline these characterizations motivated by Aaberge (2000).

Publisher Springer International
ISSN/ISBN 0176-1714
edoc-URL http://edoc.unibas.ch/dok/A5252912
Full Text on edoc No
Digital Object Identifier DOI 10.1007/s003550200154
ISI-Number WOS:000178746900007
Document type (ISI) Article
 
   

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