We introduce a new method to robustifying inference that can be applied in any situation where a parametric likelihood is available. The key feature is that data from the postulated parametric models are assumed to be measured with error where the measurement error distribution is chosen to...

This note shows that the asymptotic variance of Chen’s [Chen, S., 2002. Rank estimation of transformation models. Econometrica 70 (4) 1683–1697] two-step estimator of the link function in a linear transformation model depends on the first-step estimator of the index coefficients.

Zenga’s new inequality curve and index are two recent tools for measuring inequality. Proposed in 2007, they should thus not be mistaken for anterior measures suggested by the same author. This paper focuses on the new measures only, which are hereafter referred to simply as the Zenga curve...