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On the Measurement of Human Well-being: Fuzzy Set Theory and Sen's Capability Approach

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Baliamoune-Lutz, Mina N.

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Keywords: Keywords: Sen's Capability Approach; HDI; human well-being measurement; fuzzy-set theory; freedom indices;

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  1. Dasgupta, Partha & Weale, Martin, 1992. "On measuring the quality of life," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 20(1), pages 119-131, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Sen, Amartya K, 1977. "Social Choice Theory: A Re-examination," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 45(1), pages 53-89, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  5. Oswald, Andrew, 1997. "Happiness and Economic Performance," The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) 478, University of Warwick, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  6. Desai, Meghnad, 1991. "Human development : Concepts and measurement," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 35(2-3), pages 350-357, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  7. Sen, Amartya K, 1979. "Personal Utilities and Public Judgements: Or What's Wrong with Welfare Economics?," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 89(355), pages 537-58, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  8. Des Gasper, 2002. "Is Sen's Capability Approach an Adequate Basis for Considering Human Development?," Review of Political Economy, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 14(4), pages 435-461, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  12. Mina Baliamoune, 2000. "Economics of Summitry: An Empirical Assessment of the Economic Effects of Summits," Empirica, Springer, vol. 27(3), pages 295-319, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Hendrik Wolff & Howard Chong & Maximilian Auffhammer, 2008. "Consequences of Data Error in Aggregate Indicators: Evidence from the Human Development Index," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series 1051, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Kojo Appiah-Kubi & Edward Amanning-Ampomah & Christian Ahortor, 2007. "Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Poverty in Ghana Using Fuzzy Sets Theory," Cahiers de recherche PMMA 2007-21, PEP-PMMA. [Downloadable!]
  3. Baliamoune-Lutz, Mina N. & McGillivray, Mark, 2008. "State Fragility: Concept and Measurement," Working Papers RP2008/44, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER). [Downloadable!]
  4. Hendrik Wolff & Howard Chong & Maximilian Auffhammer, 2008. "Consequences of Data Error in Aggregate Indicators," Working Papers UWEC-2008-10, University of Washington, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  5. Wolff, Hendrik & Chong, Howard & Auffhammer, Maximilian, 2009. "Human Development Index: Are Developing Countries Misclassified? (former title: "Consequences of Data Error in Aggregate Indicators: Evidence from the Human Development Index)," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49763, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. [Downloadable!]
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