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Regression-Based Decompositions of Rank-Dependent Indicators of Socioeconomic Inequality of Health

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In this chapter we explore different ways to obtain decompositions of rank-dependent indices of socioeconomic inequality of health, such as the Concentration Index. Our focus is on the regression-based type of decomposition. Depending on whether the regression explains the health variable, or the socioeconomic variable, or both, a different decomposition formula is generated. We illustrate the differences using data from the Ethiopia 2011 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS).

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  • Guido Erreygers & Roselinde Kessels, 2013. "Regression-Based Decompositions of Rank-Dependent Indicators of Socioeconomic Inequality of Health," Research on Economic Inequality, in: Health and Inequality, volume 21, pages 227-259, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
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    Inequality measurement; Concentration Index; decomposition methods; D63; I00;
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    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • I00 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - General - - - General

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