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Bio-ecological diversity vs. socio-economic diversity : a comparison of existing measures
Maignan, Carole; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P.; Pinelli, Dino - 2003
This paper aims to enrich the standard toolbox for measuring diversity in economics. In so doing, we compare the … about biodiversity: the diversity of organisms that inhabit a given area. Concepts of species diversity such as alpha … are combined into a single sample) have been developed (Whittaker, 1960). Biodiversity is more complex than just the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011589809
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Bio-Ecological Diversity vs. Socio-Economic Diversity : A Comparison of Existing Measures
Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P.; Pinelli, Dino; Maignan, … - 2003
The purpose of the paper is to enrich the standard toolbox for measuring diversity in economics. In so doing, we … are concerned about biodiversity: The diversity of organisms that inhabit a given area. Concepts of species diversity such … samples when they are combined into a single sample) have been developed (Whittaker, 1960). Biodiversity is more complex than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014087855
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Bio-Ecological Diversity vs. Socio-Economic Diversity: A Comparison of Existing Measures
Maignan, Carole; Ottaviano, Gianmarco; Pinelli, Dino; … - 2003
This paper aims to enrich the standard toolbox for measuring diversity in economics. In so doing, we compare the … about biodiversity: the diversity of organisms that inhabit a given area. Concepts of species diversity such as alpha … are combined into a single sample) have been developed (Whittaker, 1960). Biodiversity is more complex than just the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011325042
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Features of Biology and Ecology, Growth and Development of Cousinia Species in Various Ecological Conditions of Uzbekistan
Sultonovich, Islamov Buston; Xudoyqulovich, Mukimov Tolib; … - 2021
The article presents the features of biology and ecology, the growth and development of various types of Cousinia in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013236059
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Arthropod-pathogenic entomophthorales : biology, ecology, identification
Keller, Siegfried (contributor) - European Co-operation in the field of Scientific and … - 2007
on ecology, biology, ecological and physiological life cycles, molecular methods, description of fungus structures and … interested in mycology, insect pathology, microbial control and fungus ecology and morphology. It hopefully will contribute to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015314744
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Entropy Based European Income Distributions and Inequality Measures
Villas-Boas, Sofia Berto - 2018
In this paper, instead of likelihood based methods that are fragile under model uncertainty, we use entropy based methods on time-ordered household income data to recover income distribution information on European countries and obtain income inequality estimates. For information recovery, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012928712
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Identification and estimation of distributional impacts of interventions using changes in inequality measures
Firpo, Sergio - 2010
This paper presents semiparametric estimators of distributional impacts of interventions (treatment) when selection to the program is based on observable characteristics. Distributional impacts of a treatment are calculated as differences in inequality measures of the potential outcomes of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003944723
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Measurement of inequality of opportunity based on counterfactuals
Van de Gaer, Dirk; Ramos Morilla, Xavier - 2015
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408189
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Measurement of Inequality of Opportunity Based on Counterfactuals
Van de Gaer, Dirk - 2015
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013009487
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The terms and relations of comparison, referential, and relative processes
Jasso, Guillermina (contributor) - 2007
This paper develops the mathematical foundations of comparison, referential, and relative (CRR) processes. The key … new unified theory, which also links the forces to identity and to happiness. Second, following the new unified theory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003597335