Bayesian inference for health inequality and welfare using qualitative data

David Gunawan, William Griffiths () and Duangkamon Chotikapanich

Economics Letters, 2018, vol. 162, issue C, 76-80

Abstract: We show how to use Bayesian inference to compare two ordinal categorical distributions commonly occurring with data on self-reported health status. Procedures for computing probabilities for first and second order stochastic dominance and S-dominance are described, along with methodology for obtaining posterior densities for health inequality indexes. The techniques are applied to four years of data on Australian self-reported health status.

Keywords: Dominance probabilities; Ordinal data; Inequality indexes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C11 I14 I31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2017.11.005

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