Cumulative deprivation: identification and aggregation

Koen Decancq

No 604, Working Papers from ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality

Abstract: This paper discusses the recent literature on the identification and aggregation of cumulative deprivation. Individuals who occupy a low position on all well-being dimensions at the same time, are said to suffer from cumulative deprivation. For these individuals, disadvantages in one dimension are further reinforced by disadvantages in other dimensions. In this paper it is discussed how individuals who suffer from cumulative deprivation can be identified in a multidimensional data set and how aggregate measures of cumulative deprivation can be derived from the so-called cumulative deprivation curve. The core concepts are illustrated using the Belgian MEQIN data set, which has been collected in 2016.

Keywords: Cumulative deprivation; cumulative deprivation curve; multidimensional well-being; Belgium. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 I31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2022-02
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