Fitting Lorenz curves


Autoria(s): Helene, Otaviano Augusto Marcondes
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

20/10/2012

20/10/2012

2010

Resumo

This paper presents a functional form, linear in the parameters, to deal with income distribution and Lorenz curves. The function is fitted to the Brazilian income distribution. Data standard deviations were estimated from year-to-year variation of the income share. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Identificador

ECONOMICS LETTERS, v.108, n.2, p.153-155, 2010

0165-1765

http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/29112

10.1016/j.econlet.2010.05.010

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2010.05.010

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA

Relação

Economics Letters

Direitos

restrictedAccess

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Palavras-Chave #Income distribution #Lorenz plot #Economics
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article

original article

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