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The human development index adjusted for efficient resource utilization

The human development index (HDI) developed by the United Nations Development Programme is computed as the average of three equally weighted outcome measures: life expectancy (LI), educational attainment (EI) and income (WI). However, this computational process is independent of the resources being devoted by each country to the achievement of the three outcome levels. Hence, it is conceivable that two different countries may consume vastly different amount of resources in achieving the same outcome, say, LI. However, this difference in the efficiency of resource utilization is not reflected in the HDI. The purpose of this paper is to address this efficiency issue.

ISBN
9291906832
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: WIDER Research Paper ; No. 2005/08

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
General Welfare; Well-Being
Thema
human development index
data envelopment analysis
efficiency
congestion and scale economics
Entwicklungsindikator

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Arcelus, F. J.
Sharma, B.
Srinivasan, G.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
(wo)
Helsinki
(wann)
2005

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Arcelus, F. J.
  • Sharma, B.
  • Srinivasan, G.
  • The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Entstanden

  • 2005

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