Resistant Modelling of Income Distributions and Inequality Measures
THE PRACTICE OF DATA ANALYSIS: ESSAYS IN HONOR OF JOHN W. TUKEY, pp. 287-298, D.R. Brillinger, L. T. Fernholz and S. Morgenthaler, eds., Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1997
16 Pages Posted: 20 Feb 2011
Date Written: June 16, 1996
Abstract
We review the use and the interpretation of some robustness concepts and techniques in some economic applications. We focus on estimation techniques in income distribution analysis and we discuss the reliability of inequality measures.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Ronchetti, Elvezio and Victoria-Feser, Maria-Pia, Resistant Modelling of Income Distributions and Inequality Measures (June 16, 1996). THE PRACTICE OF DATA ANALYSIS: ESSAYS IN HONOR OF JOHN W. TUKEY, pp. 287-298, D.R. Brillinger, L. T. Fernholz and S. Morgenthaler, eds., Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1997, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1762647
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