An axiomatic characterization of Yitzhaki’s index of individual deprivation
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This note presents and discusses a number of properties a measure of individual deprivation should satisfy. The axioms we propose are necessary and sufficient to characterize Yitzhaki’s index of deprivation making the structure of the index more transparent. 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
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