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Comparing the quality of life of cities that gained and lost population: An assessment with DEA and the Malmquist index
Author(s) -
Amado Carla Alexandra Filipe,
Barreira Ana Paula,
Santos Sérgio Pereira,
Guimarães Maria Helena
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
papers in regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1435-5957
pISSN - 1056-8190
DOI - 10.1111/pirs.12448
Subject(s) - index (typography) , portuguese , population , geography , data envelopment analysis , quality of life (healthcare) , mainland , socioeconomics , demography , economics , statistics , sociology , psychology , mathematics , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , world wide web , archaeology , psychotherapist
This study compares the quality of life (QoL) of cities that lost population with that of cities that gained population. A unique dataset composed of observations for 11 dimensions of QoL for all mainland Portuguese cities is used. By employing a non‐parametric approach (data envelopment analysis), and by using a Malmquist‐type index, this study identifies differences in QoL between the group of cities that lost population and the group of cities that gained population, as well as differences within each group. Despite the heterogeneity in cities that shrunk, this group presents, on average, higher QoL than cities that have grown.