Jr 
to the tail of the recurrence time distribution, : .e. to p . 
More directly, the vector of steady state probabilities 
can be derived from the following two conditions: 
U K = pu K-1 
u Q * qu,_ + + <a u o + • • • O) 
The first condition ensures the invariance of the steady 
state; the second ensures that entries to and exits from 
the income population balance. 
It follows that 
u£ * p*Si Q (2) 
u Q »1-p p<1 
The result is, of course, identical with the distribution 
of the spent waiting tine.derived above. 
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We have now to define the income in relation to the class 
intervals of the matrix: The lower limit of class 1 is 
taken to be the minimum income. We may choose the income 
units such that the minimum income is unity, i.e. on the 
logarithmic scale it is zero. The income y^ at the lower 
limit of successive income classes k is defined by 
fc.h 
H * e 
or In y^ • kh 
where h is the size of the class interval on the log scale '. 
The difficulties arising from the discrete representation of 
a continuous income variable in the matrix do not concern 
us here. See fgl/ p. 62.