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A unified structural equation modelling approach for the decomposition of rank-dependent indicators of socioeconomic inequality of health
Kessels, Roselinde; Erreygers, Guido - 2015
-dependent indicators of socioeconomic inequality of health and compare it with a simple ordinary least squares regression. The structural … equation modelling framework, the two-dimensional decomposition integrates the feedback mechanism between health and … modelling approach and its outperformance of ordinary least squares using data from the 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health …
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Inequality of opportunity in child health in Sudan : across-region study
Ebaidalla, Ebaidalla Mahjoub - 2019
This study aims to examine the drivers of inequality of opportunity in health outcome among children below 5 years of … factors, such as random variations in health. The results of the generalized entropy measures indicate that the overall … inequality in child health is high, particularly in poor and conflict-affected regions. The contribution of inequality of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012129654
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Global inequality in length of life : 1950-2015
Jordá, Vanesa; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2017
This paper provides a broad picture of national, regional and global trends of inequality in length of life over the period 1950-2015. We use data on life tables from World Population Prospects to develop a comprehensive database of a battery of inequality measures for 201 countries at five-year...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011776424
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How polarized is the global income distribution?
Roope, Laurence; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Tarp, Finn - 2018
The interest in the level of global inequality has surged in recent years. This paper complements existing estimates of global inequality by providing the first estimates of the level of bipolarization of the global income distribution. During 1975-2010, global bipolarization declined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011777701
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The long-term evolution of income inequality and poverty in China
Luo, Chuliang; Li, Shi; Sicular, Terry - 2018
By using the five waves of the China Household Income Project surveys conducted during 1988-2013, this paper investigates long-term changes in income inequality and poverty in China. Income inequality rose before 2007 and then fell by a small amount. The main reason for the rise in income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011944735
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Monetary inequality among households in Togo : an illustration based on the decomposition of the Gini coefficient using the Shapley value approach
Noglo, Yawo Agbényégan - 2014
This paper aims at measuring and analysing for the first time inequality in the distribution of expenditures among households in Togo according to the characteristics of household heads. The study is based on the most recent survey (QUIBB 2006) and the monetary well-being indicator used is total...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010434565
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Measuring economic insecurity
Bossert, Walter; D'Ambrosio, Conchita - 2013
We provide an axiomatic treatment of the measurement of economic insecurity, assuming that individual insecurity depends on the current wealth level and its variations experienced in the past. The first component plays the role of a buffer stock to rely on in case of an adverse future event. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009700311
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Changes in inequality within countries after 1990
Gradín, Carlos - 2020
In this paper, we use the World Income Inequality Database to assess the main trends in inequality within countries since around 1990. We cope with the heterogeneity in the original information (regarding the measure of resources, equivalence scale, etc.) by focusing on the trends rather than on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012285431
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Differences in inequality measurement : Ghana case study
Atta-Ankomah, Richmond; Lambon-Quayefio, Monica; Osei, … - 2023
Over the years, money-metric measures of inequality such as the Gini coefficient and the Palma Ratio, as frequently used in Ghana, have become useful in providing quantitative measures of welfare distribution that enable a better understanding of the extent and nature of inequality. From these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014314684
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Formal education, malaria preventive behaviour, and children's malarial status in Tanzania
Klejnstrup Ritter, Ninja; Lincoln, Joel Silas - 2018
educational reforms during the 1970s. We use data from a total of four rounds of either Demographic and Health Surveys or Malaria …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011789021