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Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Dominance Using Generalized Lorenz Curves

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Almost all functions used in economics are concave, but there are important examples of convex functions, e. g., cost functions and poverty or concentration indices. In these cases one can choose between working with convex or concave functions (e.g., poverty indices or welfare functions).

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  1. Dept. of Economics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel

    Shlomo Yitzhaki

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  1. Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University, 75275-0496, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Daniel J. Slottje

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Yitzhaki, S. (1999). Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Dominance Using Generalized Lorenz Curves. In: Slottje, D.J. (eds) Advances in Econometrics, Income Distribution and Scientific Methodology. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93641-8_19

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