Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9549330 | Economics Letters | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
A new class of Lorenz curves is proposed by a mixture of an initial Lorenz curve with a known probability density function, assuming the existence of some heterogeneity factor. Three new mixture curves are proposed and numerical comparisons are done.
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Authors
José MarÃa Sarabia, Enrique Castillo, Marta Pascual, MarÃa Sarabia,