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Social Welfare, Inequality and Deprivation [PDF]
We provide a characterization of the generalised satisfaction -- in our terminology non-deprivation -- quasi-ordering introduced by S.R. Chakravarty (Keio Economic Studies 34 (1997), 17--32) for making welfare comparisons based on the absence of ...
Brice MAGDALOU (CEREGMIA) +1 more
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Between group inequality and targeted transfers [PDF]
The author provides two extensions to Yitzhaki and Lerman's group decomposition of the Gini index. First, he analyzes stratification (within the group) and inequality (between groups) along several dimensions at once.
Wodon, Quentin T.
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Zenga’s new index of economic inequality, its estimation, and an analysis of incomes in Italy [PDF]
For at least a century academics and governmental researchers have been developing measures that would aid them in understanding income distributions, their differences with respect to geographic regions, and changes over time periods. It is a challenging
Pasquazzi, Leo +2 more
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Inequality and Migration: A Behavioral Link [PDF]
We provide an analytical-behavioral explanation for the observed positive relationship between income inequality, as measured by the Gini coefficient, and the incentive to migrate. We show that a higher total relative deprivation of a population leads to
Stark, Oded
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Inequity in Health; Measurement Indexes and Application to the Health Care Utilization Data
مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران, 2013 Background and Objectives: Inequity in health is a universal term which used for showing current differences, variations and inequalities of people in access to health.
A Mohammadbeigi +3 more
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A Household-Based Human Development Index [PDF]
One of the most serious weaknesses of the human development index (HDI) is that it considers only average achievements and does not take into account the distribution of human development within a country or by population subgroups. All previous attempts
Stephan Klasen, Kenneth Harttgen
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The Social Gradient of Pain in Europe: Income-Related Inequities and the Modifying Role of Osteoarthritis. [PDF]
Eur J PainBarrós-Beracaza E +1 more
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Two classes of generalized deprivation indexes [PDF]
The paper uses two particular formulations of the Gini index to derive two different relative deprivation measures. We then generalize the formulation of these measures following Donaldson and Weymark (1980) and Berrebi and Silber (1985) and show how ...
Paolo Verme
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May growth lead to higher deprivation despite higher satisfaction ? [PDF]
In a relative deprivation framework, unless inequality is reduced, growth is associated with both higher satisfaction and higher deprivation. This may help explain the discontent with growth despite its benefits.
Wodon, Quentin, Yitzhaki, Shlomo
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Moving beyond the average: a method to measure health related-inequalities within randomised trials. [PDF]
Int J Equity HealthAbel ZDV +4 more
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