Concentration indices and Zipf's law

被引：40

作者：

Naldi, M ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Roma Tor Vergata, DISP, I-00133 Rome, Italy

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2003年 / 78卷 / 03期

关键词：

Zipf s law; concentration indices; Hirschman-Herfindahl Index; Gini Index;

D O I：

10.1016/S0165-1765(02)00251-3

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

The relationships between Zipf s law (a relevant model for the firms' size and the financial investment amounts) and the major concentration indices are derived. The Hirschman-Herfindahl index is the most sensitive index in contexts where Zipf s law applies. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：329 / 334

页数：6

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