Atkinson index: Difference between revisions

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* Atkinson, AB (1970) On the measurement of inequality. ''Journal of Economic Theory'', 2 (3), pp. 244–263, {{doi|10.1016/0022-0531(70)90039-6}}. The original paper proposing this inequality index.

* Allison PD (1978) Measures of Inequality, ''American Sociological Review'', 43, pp. 865–880. Presents a technical discussion of the Atkinson measure's properties. There is an error in the formula for the Atkinson index, which is corrected in Allison (1979).

* Allison, Paul D.PD (1979.) “ReplyReply to Jasso.” ''American Sociological Review'' 44(5):870–72.

* Biewen M, Jenkins SP (2003). Estimation of Generalized Entropy and Atkinson Inequality Indices from Complex Survey Data. [http://ideas.repec.org/p/iza/izadps/dp763.html IZA Discussion Paper #763]. Provides statistical inference for Atkinson indices.

* Lambert, P. (2002). ''Distribution and redistribution of income''. 3rd edition, Manchester Univ Press, ISBN 978-0-7190-5732-8.