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In this paper, we propose to use the so-called Sen-Shorrocks poverty index (Shorrocks, 1995) to measure multidimensional deprivation when only dichotomous variables are available to assess deprivation in the various deprivation domains, the most common case in the literature, and introduce a...
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We expand upon the previous models of inequity aversion of Fehr and Schmidt [1], and Frohlich et al. [2], which assume that dictators get disutility if the final allocation of surplus deviates from the equal split (egalitarian principle) or from the subjects' production (libertarian principle)....
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-2010, to analyze the evolution of the middle class and polarization in Uruguay. During the Örst period, which is characterized … by an increasing income inequality, we find that the middle class declined and income polarization increased. In the … class rose and polarization decreased. However, this last result is attenuated when we do not consider the household income …
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The theoretical literature on inequality of opportunity formulates basic properties that measures of inequality of opportunity should have. Standard methods for the measurement of inequality of opportunity require the construction of counterfactual outcome distributions through statistical...
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This paper reviews methods for studying dominance and inequality in health economics. It concentrates on "pure …
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