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Group Differential for Attainment and Failure Indicators

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  • Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan
  • Srijit Mishra

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The study revisits the properties of group differential (GD) measures and extends it to include monotonicity and policy sensitivity axioms. Imposing level sensitivity, which indicates that a given gap is worse off at higher (lower) level of attainment (failure), the study concurs that ‘simple difference’ and ‘simple ratio’ are the most basic GD measures for attainment and failure indicators, respectively. It proposes two new measures, one each for attainment and failure, which have certain advantages from a policy implication perspective. An empirical illustration has been provided by taking two indicators from Millennium Development Goals for different regions of the world. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan & Srijit Mishra, 2017. "Group Differential for Attainment and Failure Indicators," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 29(4), pages 520-532, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:29:y:2017:i:4:p:520-532
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    1. Nathan, Hippu Salk Kristle & Hari, Lakshmikanth, 2020. "Towards a new approach in measuring energy poverty: Household level analysis of urban India," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 140(C).

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