Operational identification of the complete class of superlative index numbers: an application of Galois theory [PDF]
We provide an operational identification of the complete class of superlative index numbers to track the exact aggregator functions of economic aggregation theory.
Barnett, William A., Choi, Ki-Hong
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China’s aging population poses a significant challenge, drawing attention to regional disparities in pension benefits for urban and rural residents.
Songbiao Zhang, Xining Wang, Huilin Wang
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The Balassa Index meets the Theil Index - a Decomposition Methodology for Location Studies [PDF]
This paper focuses on the decomposition of location measures according to a twofold geographical level of analysis. The methodology, based on the use of the Theil dissimilarity index, is potentially applicable to the assessment of the spatial ...
Eleonora Cutrini
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Inequality in CO2 emissions across countries and its relationship with income inequality: a distributive approach [PDF]
This paper analyses the inequality in CO2 emissions across countries (and groups of countries) and the relationship of this inequality with income inequality across countries for the period (1971-1999).
Alfredo Serrano, Emilio Padilla
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Decomposition of Gini and the generalized entropy inequality measures [PDF]
In this article we provide an overview of the Gini decomposition and the generalized entropy inequality measures, a free access to their computation, an application on French wages, and a different way than Dagum to demonstrate that the Gini index is a ...
Françoise Seyte +2 more
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Spatial Comparisons of Poverty and Inequality in Living Standards in Malawi [PDF]
The paper looks at poverty and inequality across areas in Malawi. The focus is on both monetary (consumption) and non monetary (health and education) dimensions of well being.
Mussa, Richard
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Measures of Poverty and Inequality: A Reference Paper [PDF]
This paper discusses various measures of poverty and inequality found in the literature. Inequality measures discussed include the range, the variance, the coefficient of variation, the standard deviation of logarithms, the Gini coefficient, Theil's ...
Pauw, Kalie
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Mammography attendance in China's national breast cancer screening program: a county-level analysis of the Fujian province. [PDF]
Zhao Q +6 more
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Poverty and Inequality in Standards of Living in Malawi: Does Religious Affiliation Matter? [PDF]
This paper looks at whether or not there are differences in consumption, health, and education poverty and inequality among Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, and followers of indigenous religions in Malawi. Poverty dominance tests show that Catholics have
Mussa, Richard
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Research on the equity of health manpower resource allocation in the Yangtze River Delta region. [PDF]
Li Q +5 more
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