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Group Differential for Attainment and Failure Indicators
Author(s) -
Nathan Hippu Salk Kristle,
Mishra Srijit
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.2898
Subject(s) - monotonic function , differential (mechanical device) , axiom , perspective (graphical) , economics , simple (philosophy) , sensitivity (control systems) , econometrics , educational attainment , mathematics , economic growth , engineering , mathematical analysis , philosophy , geometry , epistemology , electronic engineering , aerospace engineering
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.