Construction and Evolution of a Multidimensional Well-Being Index for the Spanish Regions

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 259-279

  Jurado, Antonio ^a   Perez Mayo, Jesus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

DEA; Economic well being; Factor analysis; Indicators

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

SPAIN;

EID: 84860549020     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9835-4     Document Type: Article

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