Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
Walter Bossert, Conchita D'Ambrosio
In: Economics Letters 90 (2006), 3, S. 421-426
We provide an axiomatization of Yitzhaki's index of individual deprivation. Our result differs from an earlier characterization due to Ebert and Moyes in the way the reference group of an individual is represented in the model.
Topics: Well-being, Distribution, Inequality
JEL-Classification: D63
Keywords: Income distribution, Deprivation, Equity
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2005.10.003