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Modelling Income Using the Generalised Lambda Distribution

open access: yes, 2008
In the present article we propose the generalised lambda distribution as a model for income data. The quantile measures of location, dispersion, skewness, and kurtosis of the distribution are matched against the corresponding measures derived from the ...
Nair, K.R. Muraleedharan   +2 more
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The Beaman Distribution: A New Descriptive Model for the Size Distribution of Incomes

open access: yes, 2008
A new two-parameter descriptive model for the size distribution of incomes is presented. The Beaman distribution, originally found to describe the relationship between prices and sales volumes of textiles and related products, is shown to fit closely US ...
Maclachlan, Fiona C., Reith, John E.
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Income distribution and macroeconomics in Colombia

open access: yes, 2007
This paper studies the relation between macroeconomic variables and the distribution of income in Colombia. We relate the dynamics of aggregate economic variables with the cross-section of disaggregate income to determine the transmission and propagation
Birchenall, Javier A.
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A systematic review of the prediction of hospital length of stay: Towards a unified framework. [PDF]

open access: yesPLOS Digit Health, 2022
Stone K   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Level product form QSF processes and an analysis of queues with Coxian inter-arrival distribution

open access: yes, 2015
In this paper we study a class of Quasi-Skipfree (QSF) processes where the transition rate submatrices in the skipfree direction have a column times row structure. Under homogeneity and irreducibility assumptions we show that the stationary distributions of these processes have a product form as a function of the level.
Ertiningsih, Dwi   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

An Essay on the Philosophy and Psychodynamics of Income Distribution

open access: yes, 1992
This essay considers certain fundamental aspects of the philosophy and psychodynamics of distribution and how they have entered economic theory. It treats, first, considerations of distribution as a driving force in the economy; second, the forces and ...
Samuels, W. J.
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Crises and the Distribution

open access: yes, 2016
An economic crisis can be described as a rapid development of events manifested by sudden misallocation of resources. High percentages of bankrupt companies or financial institutions, low investment and unusually high unemployment are some examples of ...
Koulovatianos, Christos
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The Impasse of Post Keynesian Distribution Theory

open access: yes, 1992
Why did the topic of income distribution loose its attraction for the economic profession? The article analyzes the structure of the Ricardian theory and of the post-Keynesian approach and discusses the question why after Pasinetti’s contribution ...
Thomasberger, C.
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Modelling patient length of stay in public hospitals in Mexico

open access: yes, 2012
This thesis is concerned with the modelling of patient length of stay in public hospitals in Mexico. Patient length of stay is the most commonly worldwide employed outcome measure for hospital resource consumption and performance monitoring.
Guzman Castillo, M
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