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Multidimensional and Specific Inequalities (English)

Despite the multitude of measures of multidimensional inequality, none is regularly used in policymaking. This paper proposes multidimensional inequality measures that are easily implementable and transparent and overcome many deficiencies of existing measures. The measures follow a traditional two-stage format, which aggregates dimensions first and then applies a unidimensional measure like the Gini coefficient to the distribution of aggregates...
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Foster,James E.; Lokshin,Michael M..

Multidimensional and Specific Inequalities (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10748; PROSPERITY Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099824304042436172

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