Download This PaperA Simple Proof of Foster's (1983) Characterization of the Theil Measure of Inequality
11 Pages Posted: 11 Jul 2013
Date Written: July 3, 2013
Abstract
We provide a simple proof of Foster's (1983) characterization of the Theil inequality index.
Keywords: Theil index, axiomatic characterization, income inequality
JEL Classification: D63
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Lasso de la Vega, Casilda and Volij, Oscar, A Simple Proof of Foster's (1983) Characterization of the Theil Measure of Inequality (July 3, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2289468 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2289468
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