On A Class of Human Development Index Measures

Srijit Mishra () and Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan

Development Economics Working Papers from East Asian Bureau of Economic Research

Abstract: Using Minkowski distance function we propose a class of Human Development Index measures. Special cases of this turn out to be the popularly used linear average method as also a newly proposed displaced ideal method. Two measures of penalty are suggested. One captures the non-uniform attainment across dimensions and the other captures the deviation from the ideal path. A method of adjusting for unequal weights is also provided.

Keywords: Ideal path; Penalty; Minkowski distance function; Multiple dimensions; Uniform development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 I31 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-01
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