Poverty and Equity: Measurement, Policy and Estimation with DAD: 2 (Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being) - Hardcover

Buch 2 von 17: Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being

Araar, Abdelkrim; Duclos, Jean-Yves

 
9780387258935: Poverty and Equity: Measurement, Policy and Estimation with DAD: 2 (Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0387258930 ISBN 13: 9780387258935
Verlag: Springer, 2006

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This text addresses the understanding and alleviation of poverty, inequality, and inequity using a unique and broad mix of concepts, measurement methods, statistical tools, software, and practical exercises. Most of the book’s measurement and statistical tools have been programmed in DAD, a well established and widely available free software program that has been tailored especially for income distribution analysis and is used by scholars, researchers, and analysts in nearly 100 countries worldwide. It requires basic understanding of calculus and statistics. There are examples and exercises using real data.

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This text addresses the understanding and alleviation of poverty, inequality, and inequity using a unique and broad mix of concepts, measurement methods, statistical tools, software, and practical exercises. Part I discusses basic fundamental issues of well-being and poverty measurement. Part II develops an integrated framework for measuring poverty, social welfare, inequality, vertical equity, horizontal equity, and redistribution. Part III presents and develops recent methods for testing the robustness of distributive rankings. Part IV discusses ways of using policy to alleviate poverty, improve welfare, increase equity, and assess the impact of growth. Part V applies the tools to real data.

Most of the book’s measurement and statistical tools have been programmed in DAD, a well established and widely available free software program that has been tailored especially for income distribution analysis and is used by scholars, researchers, and analysts in nearly 100 countries worldwide. It requires basic understanding of calculus and statistics.

Abdelkrim Araar and Jean-Yves Duclos teach economics at Université Laval in Québec City.

 

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Verlag
Springer
Erscheinungsdatum
2006
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0387258930
ISBN 13 
9780387258935
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
416
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