On a class of human development index measures

dc.contributor.author	Mishra, Srijit
dc.contributor.author	Nathan, Hippu Salk Kristle
dc.date.accessioned	2012-05-31T09:14:42Z
dc.date.available	2012-05-31T09:14:42Z
dc.date.issued	2012-05-31
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2275/86
dc.description.abstract	Using Minkowski distance function we propose a class of Human Development Index measures. Special cases of this turn out to be the popularly used linear average method as also a newly proposed displaced ideal method. Two measures of penalty are suggested. One captures the non-uniform attainment across dimensions and the other captures the deviation from the ideal path. A method of adjusting for unequal weights is also provided.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	WP;WP-2008-020
dc.subject	Ideal path	en_US
dc.subject	Penalty	en_US
dc.subject	Minkowski distance function	en_US
dc.subject	Multiple dimensions	en_US
dc.subject	Uniform development	en_US
dc.title	On a class of human development index measures	en_US
dc.type	Working Paper	en_US