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Measurement of Inequality-Adjusted Human Development at the Sub-National Level for the United States in 2015 And 2020

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  • HOWELL , PARKER

    (University of Michigan, U.S.A)

  • SOTOMAYOR , MARITZA

    (Utah Valley University, U.S.A)

Abstract

The search for an alternative indicator for the GDP led to the spread of composite indexes in recent decades. Among the indicators that demonstrated qualities for reliable measurement of the population’s well-being is the Human Development Index (HDI) by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in 1990. One of the HDI’s shortcomings was not considering inequality’s differences in its three metrics (health, education, and income). The UNDP’s inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI) solved this problem, becoming an indicator of the actual status of the population’s well-being. The program publishes the IHDI at the country level; however, there are no estimates at the sub-national level for the United States. This paper estimates the IHDI at the state and county levels for 2015 and 2020. The estimates contribute to the empirical evidence since no such calculations exist at this level of disaggregation. Our work confirms regional disparities when the HDI is adjusted for inequality.

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  • Howell , Parker & Sotomayor , Maritza, 2023. "Measurement of Inequality-Adjusted Human Development at the Sub-National Level for the United States in 2015 And 2020," Journal of Economic Development, The Economic Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, vol. 48(3), pages 55-89, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:jecdev:0065
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    Keywords

    Human Development; Composite Index; Sub-National IHDI; Sub-National GDI; Sub-national GII; United States;
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    JEL classification:

    • C80 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - General
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O51 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - U.S.; Canada

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