Consistent Comparisons of Attainment and Shortfall Inequality: A Critical Examination

Summary An inequality measure is ‘consistent’ if it ranks distributions the same irrespective of whether health quantities are represented in terms of attainments or shortfalls. This consistency property severely restricts the set of admissible inequality measures. We show that, within a more genera...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Health economics 2016-11, Vol.25 (11), p.1425-1432
1. Verfasser:	Bosmans, Kristof
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	attainment inequality Conditions consistency health inequality Health Status Disparities Health Status Indicators Humans Inequality Property Rationality shortfall inequality Socioeconomic Factors
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