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. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Bossert, W., D'Ambrosio, C. (2006). Reference Groups and Individual Deprivation. ECONOMICS LETTERS, 90, 421-426.

Reference Groups and Individual Deprivation

D'AMBROSIO, CONCHITA
2006

Abstract

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. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Income Distribution, Deprivation, Equity
English
2006
90
421
426
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Bossert, W., D'Ambrosio, C. (2006). Reference Groups and Individual Deprivation. ECONOMICS LETTERS, 90, 421-426.
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