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Decomposition procedures for distributional analysis: a unified framework based on the Shapley value

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I dedicate this paper to the memory of my mother, Vera Florence Shorrocks.

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Shorrocks, A.F. Decomposition procedures for distributional analysis: a unified framework based on the Shapley value. J Econ Inequal 11, 99–126 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10888-011-9214-z

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