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Abstract: In this paper, the class of Lamé Lorenz curves is studied. This family has the advantage of modeling inequality with a single parameter. The family has a double motivation: it can be obtain from an economic model and from simple transformations of classical Lorenz curves. The underlying cumulative distribution functions have a simple closed form, and correspond to the Singh-Maddala and Dagum distributions, which are well known in the economic literature. The Lorenz order is studied and several inequality and polarization measures are obtained, including Gini, Donaldson-Weymark-Kakwani, Pietra and Wolfson in- dices. Some extensions of the Lamé family are obtained. Fitting and estimation methods under two different data configuration are proposed. Empirical applications with real data are given. Finally, some relationships with other curves are included.
Fuente: Communications in Statistics. Theory and Methods, 2017, 46(11)
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Year of publication: 2017
No. of pages: 26
Publication type: Article
DOI: 10.1080/03610926.2013.775306
ISSN: 0361-0926,1532-415X
Spanish project: ECO2010-15455 ; AP-2010-4907
Publication Url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03610926.2013.775306
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JOSE MARIA SARABIA ALEGRIA
VANESA JORDA GIL
CARMEN TRUEBA SALAS
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