@techreport{ecdfa7bd072544f38e4062ccd12036e2,
title = "Bread and Social Justice:: Measurement of Social Welfare and Inequality Using Anthropometrics",
abstract = "We address the question of the measurement of health achievement and inequality in the context of variables exhibiting an inverted-U relation with health and well-being. The chosen approach is to measure separately achievement and inequality in the health increasing range of the variable, from a lower survival bound a to an optimum value m, and in the health decreasing range from m to an upper survival bound b. Because in the health decreasing range, the equally distributed equivalent value associated with a distribution is decreasing in progressive transfers, the paper introduces appropriate relative and absolute achievement and inequality indices to be used for variables exhibiting a negative association with well-being. We then discuss questions pertaining to consistent measurement across health attainments and shortfalls, as well as the ordering of distributions exhibiting an inverted-U relation with well-being . An illustration of the methodology is provided using a group of five Arab countries. ",
keywords = "anthropometrics, health achievement and inequality, survival thresholds, Arab countries",
author = "{Abu Zaineh}, Mohammad and {Abul Naga}, {Ramses Hani}",
year = "2021",
month = sep,
language = "English",
volume = "21",
series = "Discussion Papers in Economics and Finance",
publisher = "University of Aberdeen",
number = "4",
pages = "1--40",
address = "United Kingdom",
edition = "4",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "University of Aberdeen",
}