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A new inequality index?

This article aims to motivate the debate on methods of measuring income inequality and poverty to compare regions in a country (or to compare selected countries). It is a criticism of an article published in volume 2 of the Brazilian Journal of Social and Labour Economics. The modification of the Gi...

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Main Author:	Hoffmann, Rodolfo
Format:	Online
Language:	English Portuguese
Published:	Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2021
Subjects:	Inégalités Répartition des revenus Pauvreté Courbe de Lorenz généralisée Inequality Income distribution Poverty Generalized Lorenz curve Desigualdad Distribución de ingreso Pobreza Curva de Lorenz generalizada Desigualdade Distribuição de renda
Online Access:	https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/rbest/article/view/15634
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