Revistes Publicacions URV: SORT - Statistics and Operations Research Transactions> 2013

Analysis of inequality in fertility curves fitted by gamma distributions

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    Identifier: RP:2403
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/RP2403
    Authors:
    Ramos, María G.Ollero, JorgePeinado, AntonioRamos, Héctor M.
    Abstract:
    The aim of this paper is to analyse fertility curves from a novel viewpoint, that of inequality. Through sufficient conditions that can be easily verified, we compare inequality, in the Lorenz and Generalized Lorenz sense, in fertility curves fitted by gamma distributions, thus achieving a useful complementary instrument for demographic analysis. As a practical application, we examine inequality behaviour in the distributions of specific fertility curves in Spain from 1975 to 2009.

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    URV's Author/s: Ramos, María G. Ollero, Jorge Peinado, Antonio Ramos, Héctor M.
    Keywords: Inequality, Fertility curves, Lorenz order, Generalized Lorenz order
    Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse fertility curves from a novel viewpoint, that of inequality. Through sufficient conditions that can be easily verified, we compare inequality, in the Lorenz and Generalized Lorenz sense, in fertility curves fitted by gamma distributions, thus achieving a useful complementary instrument for demographic analysis. As a practical application, we examine inequality behaviour in the distributions of specific fertility curves in Spain from 1975 to 2009.
    Journal publication year: 2013
    Publication Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/article

  • Keywords:

    Inequality, Fertility curves, Lorenz order, Generalized Lorenz order

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