This chapter examines different approaches to the measurement of multidimensional inequality and poverty. It first … treatment in poverty measurement. Finally, it reviews the axiomatic approach to inequality analysis. The chapter also provides a …

This paper examines different approaches to the measurement of multidimensional inequality and poverty. First, it … treatment in poverty measurement. Finally, it reviews the axiomatic approach to inequality analysis. The paper provides a …

People in Canada and the U.S. often make claims regarding whose country has a better health system. Several researchers … have attempted to address this question by analysing subjective health in the two countries, thus assuming a common … definition of “good” health. Using data from the Joint Canada/U.S. Survey of Health, I generate quasi-objective health indices …

Urbanization has been progressing quickly in Indonesia and the consequences on health and health inequities are still … not well understood. In this paper, we present new empirical evidence on the differences in the utilization of health care … services between rural and urban areas as well as for the respective health inequities. Exploiting the rich data set of the …

The well known Preston Curve shows relationship between per capita output and health achievements. What role does …