On applying synthetic indices of multidimensional well-being: health and income inequalities in selected EU countries

No 668, Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) from Bank of Italy, Economic Research Department

Abstract: The multidimensional view of well-being is receiving growing attention, both in academic research and policy-oriented analysis. This paper examines empirical strategies to measure poverty and inequality in multiple domains, concentrating on two problems in the use of synthetic multidimensional indices: the weighting structure of different functionings and the functional form of the index. These problems are illustrated by comparing inequality and deprivation in income and health in the four largest countries of the EU: France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.

Keywords: inequality; poverty; multidimensional analysis; capability approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 I32 D63 D31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: Written 2008-04
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