Distance functions and the comparison of development levels

Jacques Silber, Z. M. Berrebi

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Abstract

Three distance functions are used to measure the distance between income distributions as well as that between distributions of ages at death. These distances may be used for the comparison of development levels as shown in an illustration based on cross section data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)195-200
Number of pages6
JournalEconomics Letters
Volume27
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1988

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