On the consistent measurement of attainment and shortfall inequality

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 214-219

  Lambert, Peter ^a   Zheng, Buhong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement inequality; Consistency; Shortfall inequality

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; RANKING;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; POPULATION SIZE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79951674625     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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