Smooth inequality measurement: Approximation theorems

The main purpose of this paper is to prove that smoothness is not a restrictive assumption in inequality measurement as any inequality measure (preorder) can be approximated in a well defined sense by a smooth inequality measure (preorder).

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Le Breton, Michel ; Peluso, Eugenio
Published in:	Journal of Mathematical Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0304-4068. - Vol. 46.2010, 4, p. 405-415
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Inequality measurement Schur-convexity Approximation

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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