New functional forms of Lorenz curves by maximizing Tsallis entropy of income share function under the constraint on generalized Gini index
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2018.07.050
Abstract: Abstract The Lorenz curve is one of the most powerful tools in the analysis of the size distribution of income and wealth. In the past decades, many authors have proposed different functional forms for estimating… read more here.
Keywords: tsallis entropy; functional forms; maximizing tsallis; new functional ... See more keywords
Statistical inference for the difference of two Lorenz curves
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DOI: 10.1080/02331888.2018.1495208
Abstract: ABSTRACT Testing the Lorenz dominance is of importance in economic and social sciences. In this article, we propose new tools to do inferences for the difference of two Lorenz curves. The asymptotic normality of the… read more here.
Keywords: lorenz curves; difference two; two lorenz; statistical inference ... See more keywords