Two Classes of Generalized Deprivation Indexes

The paper uses two particular formulations of the Gini index to derive two different relative deprivation measures. We then generalize the formulation of these measures following Donaldson and Weymark (1980) and Berrebi and Silber (1985) and show how these generalizations can be considered as two different classes of indexes. An example illustrates how the use of the two classes of indexes can lead to different results in empirical applications.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Verme, Paolo
Published in:	Economics Bulletin. - AccessEcon, ISSN 1545-2921. - Vol. 31.2011, 3, p. 2021-2029
Publisher:	AccessEcon
Subject:	Gini \| Relative Deprivations \| Indexes

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Classification:	D6 - Welfare Economics ; I3 - Welfare and Poverty
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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