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The article, written in 1973, examines what comparisons of income distributions can be made when Lorenz curves cross, employing the concept of third-order stochastic dominance.

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“More on the measurement of inequality” as reviewed by Prof. P. Lambert will appear in the Rediscovered Classics section, along with the editorial.

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Atkinson, A.B. More on the measurement of inequality. J Econ Inequal 6, 277–283 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10888-007-9075-7

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