Inequality in human development: An empirical assessment of 32 countries

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-211

  Grimm, Michael ^a   Harttgen, Kenneth ^b   Klasen, Stephan ^b   Misselhorn, Mark ^b   Munzi, Teresa ^c   Smeeding, Timothy ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Luxembourg Income Study   (Luxembourg)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential mortality; Human development; Income inequality; Inequality in education

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; METHODOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WAGE GAP;

EID: 77951975982     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9497-7     Document Type: Article

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