Regression-Based Decompositions of Rank-Dependent Indicators of Socioeconomic Inequality of Health

Guido Erreygers and Roselinde Kessels

A chapter in Health and Inequality, 2013, vol. 21, pp 227-259 from Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Abstract: In this chapter we explore different ways to obtain decompositions of rank-dependent indices of socioeconomic inequality of health, such as the Concentration Index. Our focus is on the regression-based type of decomposition. Depending on whether the regression explains the health variable, or the socioeconomic variable, or both, a different decomposition formula is generated. We illustrate the differences using data from the Ethiopia 2011 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS).

Keywords: Inequality measurement; Concentration Index; decomposition methods; D63; I00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1108/S1049-2585(2013)0000021010

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