Application of IRT-models to measuring inequality of opportunity in health

Marina Frants ()
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Marina Frants: Institute of Social and Economic Researches of the Ufa Federal Scientific Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, Russian Federation

Applied Econometrics, 2024, vol. 76, 51-69

Abstract: The research deals with the problems of measuring inequality of opportunity in health. One of the main difficulties is measuring individual health. To solve the problem, this study proposesynthesizing a quantitative health indicator using IRT-models. We tested this approach on RLMS data. As calculations show, with an increase in the number of health indicators, the assessment of inequality of opportunities in health increases. The maximum level was equal to 20.83%.

Keywords: inequality of opportunity; health inequality; IRT-theory; latent variable; 2PL-model; GPCM-model. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 I14 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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