Suman Seth
Inequality, Interactions, and Human Development
Vanderbilt University|University of Oxford
abstract human development index multidimensional construction criticized ground insensitive form inequality across persons inequality multidimensional context take two distinct forms first pertains spread distribution across persons analogous unidimensional inequality second contrast deals interactions among dimensions second form inequality important dimensional interactions may alter individual level evaluations well overall inequality recently proposed indices incorporated first form inequality second important omission paper proposes twoparameter class human development indices reflects sensitivity forms inequality revealed consideration interactions among dimensions affects policy recommendations finally indices applied year 2000 mexican census data contrast present approach existing approaches