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Inequality comparisons when the populations differ in size. / Aboudi, Ronny; Thon, Dominique; Wallace, Stein W.
In: Journal of Economic Inequality, Vol. 8, No. 1, 03.2010, p. 47-70.

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Aboudi, R, Thon, D & Wallace, SW 2010, 'Inequality comparisons when the populations differ in size', Journal of Economic Inequality, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 47-70. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10888-008-9104-1

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Aboudi R, Thon D, Wallace SW. Inequality comparisons when the populations differ in size. Journal of Economic Inequality. 2010 Mar;8(1):47-70. doi: 10.1007/s10888-008-9104-1

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Aboudi, Ronny ; Thon, Dominique ; Wallace, Stein W. / Inequality comparisons when the populations differ in size. In: Journal of Economic Inequality. 2010 ; Vol. 8, No. 1. pp. 47-70.

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