Group Differential for Attainment and Failure Indicators

Journal of International Development

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 520-532

  Nathan, Hippu Salk Kristle ^a   Mishra, Srijit ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

level sensitivity; monotonicity; policy sensitivity; simple difference; simple ratio

Indexed keywords

MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; PLANNING METHOD; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EID: 84873032117     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.2898     Document Type: Article

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