Fleurbaey, M.; Hagnere, C.; Trannoy, A. - Paris X - Nanterre, U.F.R. de Sc. Ec. Gest. Maths Infor. - 1998
The paper considers the problem of comparing income distributions for heterogeneous populations. Following Atkinson and Bourguignon (1987), we divide the population in different groups of needs and evaluate the social welfare with a utilitarian function. By considering the Generalized...