We examine the issues of measurability, comparability and functional form for composite measures of libing standards. We find that only sub-indices that are themselves fully significant numbers lead to a meaningful index.
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Paper provided by Regina - Department of Economics in its series Papers with number
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Length: 8 pages Date of creation: 1996 Date of revision: Handle: RePEc:fth:regina:74
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