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Medida del desarrollo humano para los países de la América Latina

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  • Morán Álvarez, Juan Carlos

    (Departamento de Economía Aplicada III, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales de la Universidad de Sevilla, España)

  • Álvarez Martínez, Pedro

    (Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales de la Universidad de Extremadura, España)

Abstract

In this paper Human Depelopment for the American Latin countries it is considered to be a latent variable defined by a set of items: Real GNP person, Expectation of Life, and Literacy. Quantum Measurement Technique, based on Rasch probability, is the instrument for measurement that variable. The computation is here applied to 19 countries providing a measurement for each country and item, and the misfiting analysis. The results are compared with Indicator Human Development computed by the United Nations Development Programme.// En el presente trabajo se expone un método para medir el desarrollo humano de los países de América Latina, considerando como una variable latente definida por los items: producto interno bruto por habitante ajustado en dólares, esperanza de vida al nacer y tasa de alfabetismo adulto. El instrumento de medida Quantum Measurement Technique, basado en la probalidad de Rasch, aplicado a los 19 países de la región, proporciona una medida para cada país e ítems, así como un análisis de los desajustes. Los resultados de esta medición son comparados con los obtenidos con el indicador de desarrollo humano calculado por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo.

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  • Morán Álvarez, Juan Carlos & Álvarez Martínez, Pedro, 2001. "Medida del desarrollo humano para los países de la América Latina," El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica, vol. 0(270), pages 195-208, abril-jun.
    • Handle: RePEc:elt:journl:v:68:y:2001:i:270:p:195-208
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    1. Eduardo Cuenca García & Margarita Navarro Pabsdorf & Juan Carlos Moran Alvarez, 2019. "Factors Determining Differences in the Poverty Degree among Countries," Resources, MDPI, vol. 8(3), pages 1-16, July.

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