Title of article :
Reference groups and individual deprivation
Author/Authors :
Walter Bossert، نويسنده , , Conchita DʹAmbrosio، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Abstract :
We provide an axiomatization of Yitzhakiʹs index of individual deprivation. Our result differs from an earlier characterization due to Ebert and Moyes in the way the reference group of an individual is represented in the model.
Keywords :
Income distribution , Equity , Deprivation
Journal title :
Economics Letters
Journal title :
Economics Letters