Aproximación a la medición del bienestar social. Idoneidad del indicador sintético "Distancia-P(2)"(Aplicación al caso español)
ISSN: 0210-0266
Year of publication: 1996
Volume: 24
Issue: 68
Pages: 139-163
Type: Article
More publications in: Cuadernos de economía: Spanish Journal of Economics and Finance
Abstract
This paper analyses the question of social welfare measuring. The methodology used is that of distance synthetic indicator "DP2". This indicator, defined by Pena Trapero has interesting properties, such as "the neutrality". It is very useful to measure welfare through social indicators. Also, a criterium for the selction of variables is defined. And we have applied this criterium, so as the "DP2", to the spanish situation. The reults are compared to those obtained by the INE through "Principal Components".