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On the automatic application of inequality indexes in the analysis of the international distribution of environmental indicators
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Autor/a:
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Duro Moreno, Juan Antonio
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Otros autores:
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Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Economia |
Resum:
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In recent years traditional inequality measures have been used to quite a considerable
extent to examine the international distribution of environmental indicators. One of its
main characteristics is that each one assigns different weights to the changes that occur
in the different sections of the variable distribution and, consequently, the results they
yield can potentially be very different. Hence, we suggest the appropriateness of using a
range of well-recommended measures to achieve more robust results. We also provide
an empirical test for the comparative behaviour of several suitable inequality measures
and environmental indicators. Our findings support the hypothesis that in some cases
there are differences among measures in both the sign of the evolution and its size.
JEL codes: D39; Q43; Q56.
Keywords: international environment factor distribution; Kaya factors; Inequality
measurement |
Fecha de creación:
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2010 |
Materias (CDU):
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33 - Economia |
Materia(s):
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Medi ambient -- Indicadors Medi ambient -- Desenvolupament |
Derechos:
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Tipo de documento:
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Documento de trabajo |
ISSN:
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1988 - 0812
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Collection:
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Documents de treball del Departament d'Economia;2010-20
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