On the importance of the upside down test in absolute socioeconomic health inequality comparisons
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- Mohamad A. Khaled & Paul Makdissi & Myra Yazbeck, 2018. "On the importance of the upside down test in absolute socioeconomic health inequality comparisons," Discussion Papers Series 600, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia.
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Generalized health concentration curves; generalized health range curves; absolute socioeconomic health inequality; stochastic dominance; inference;JEL classification:
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
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