This paper is concerned with the problem of ranking Lorenz curves in situations where the Lorenz curves intersect and … no unambiguous ranking can be attained without introducing weaker ranking criteria than first-degree Lorenz dominance. To … ranking of a set of Lorenz curves. From the weight-functions of these inequality measures we obtain intuitive interpretations …

. Our framework provides complete ranking of any set of distributions and money metric interpretation of the social welfare …

ranking can be attained without introducing weaker criteria than second-degree stochastic dominance. The conventional approach … rather than another. In this paper, we develop a theory for ranking distribution functions. Our theory offers a general … that give an unambiguous ranking of any set of distribution functions. We also provide an axiomatization of the sequences …

prominent example is the ranking of political candidates or parties using the estimated share of support each one receives in … than the true share of support, there may be considerable uncertainty concerning the true ranking of the political … our finite-sample confidence sets are informative across the entire ranking of political parties, even in Australian …