On the measurement of the (multidimensional) inequality of health distributions

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Health outcomes are often described according to two dimensions: quality of life and quantity of life. We analyze the measurement of inequality of health distributions referring to these two dimensions. Our analysis relies on a novel treatment of the quality-of-life dimension, which might not have a standard mathematical structure. We single out two families of (absolute and relative) multidimensional health inequality indices, inspired by the classical normative approach to income inequality measurement. We also discuss how to extend the analysis to deal with the related problem of health deprivation measurement in this setting.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelHealth and inequality
RedaktørerPedro Rosa Dias, Owen O'Donnell
Antal sider19
UdgivelsesstedBingley, UK
ForlagEmerald Group Publishing
Publikationsdato2013
Sider111-129
ISBN (Trykt)978-1-78190-553-1
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2013
NavnResearch on Economic Inequality
Vol/bind21
ISSN1049-2585

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