Bossert, Walter; D'Ambrosio, Conchita - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Économie … - 2012
We propose and characterize a generalization of the classical linear index of individual deprivation based on income shortfalls. Unlike the original measure, our class allows for increases in the income of a higher-income individual to have a stronger impact on a person’s deprivation the...
