The Lorenz curve in economics and econometrics

This paper surveys selected applications of the Lorenz curve and related stochastic orders in economics and econometrics, with a bias towards problems in statistical distribution theory. These include characterizations of income distributions in terms of families of inequality measures, Lorenz ordering of multiparameter distributions in terms of their parameters, probability inequalities for distributions of quadratic forms, and Condorcet jury theorems.

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Kleiber, Christian
Institutions:	Institut für Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistik, Universität Dortmund
Subject:	Lorenz curve \| Lorenz order \| majorization \| income distribution \| income inequality \| statistical distributions \| characterizations

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Technical Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 2005,30
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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