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Entropy-maximizing models for the distribution of “expenditures”

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Webber, M.J. Entropy-maximizing models for the distribution of “expenditures”. Papers of the Regional Science Association 37, 185–198 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01941429

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