Abstract
We study multidimensional inequality on integers. In such a setting, a Lorenz-like preorder and a suitably adapted version of the Muirhead-Pigou-Dalton transfers are defined, and a counterpart of some classic results on inequality measurement is established in this multivariate setting.
Acknowledgments
We thank two anonymous Referees for their most useful criticisms and comments.
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