An axiomatic characterization of the Theil measure of income inequality
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Economic Theory
- Vol. 31 (1), 105-121
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0531(83)90023-6
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