TY - UNPB

T1 - Ordinal Comparison of Multidimensional Deprivation

T2 - theory and application

AU - Sonne-Schmidt, Christoffer Scavenius

AU - Tarp, Finn

AU - Østerdal, Lars Peter

N1 - JEL classification: D63, I32, O15

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - This paper develops an ordinal method of comparison of multidimensional inequality. In our model, population distribution g is more unequal than f when the distributions have common median and can be obtained from f  by one or more shifts in population density that increase inequality. For our benchmark 2x2 case (i.e. the case of two binary outcome variables), we derive an empirical method for making inequality comparisons. As an illustration, we apply the model to childhood poverty in Mozambique.

AB - This paper develops an ordinal method of comparison of multidimensional inequality. In our model, population distribution g is more unequal than f when the distributions have common median and can be obtained from f  by one or more shifts in population density that increase inequality. For our benchmark 2x2 case (i.e. the case of two binary outcome variables), we derive an empirical method for making inequality comparisons. As an illustration, we apply the model to childhood poverty in Mozambique.

KW - Faculty of Social Sciences

KW - qualitative data

KW - multidimensional first order dominance

KW - multidimensional inequality

M3 - Working paper

BT - Ordinal Comparison of Multidimensional Deprivation

PB - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen

ER -