On the mean of squared deprivation gaps

被引:11
作者
Chakraborty, Achin [1 ]
Pattanaik, Prasanta K.
Xu, Yongsheng
机构
[1] Cent Univ Finance & Econ, Grad Sch Publ Finance & Publ Policy, Beijing, Peoples R China
[2] Georgia State Univ, Andrew Young Sch Policy Studies, Dept Econ, Atlanta, GA 30302 USA
[3] Univ Calif Riverside, Dept Econ, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
[4] Inst Dev Studies Kolkata, Kolkata 700027, W Bengal, India
关键词
mean of squared deprivation gaps; equivalent transfer; deprivation;
D O I
10.1007/s00199-006-0128-0
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper provides an axiomatic characterization of the mean of squared deprivation gaps, which is a distinguished member of the important class of deprivation measures first introduced by Foster et al. (Econometrica 16(1):761-766, 1984) and which has been extensively used in applied work on deprivation.
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页码:181 / 187
页数:7
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