A SIMPLE PROOF OF FOSTER’S (1983) CHARACTERIZATION OF THE THEIL MEASURE OF INEQUALITY

Casilda Lasso de la Vega and Oscar Volij ()

No 1304, Working Papers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Economics

Abstract: We provide a simple proof of Foster's (1983) characterization of the Theil inequality index.

Keywords: Theil index; axiomatic characterization; income inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12 pages
Date: 2013
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