An Equity-based Proposal for the Evaluation of Health States

  1. Carmen Herrero Blanco
  2. Antonio Villar Notario
Revue:
Documentos de trabajo ( Fundación BBVA )

Année de publication: 2012

Número: 15

Pages: 3-20

Type: Working Paper

Résumé

This working paper refers to the evaluation of health states when equity matters. We propose an evaluation formula that incorporates equity concerns from an equality of opportunity viewpoint and is applicable to categorical data, such as self-reported qualitative health states. An empirical illustration using Spanish data is provided.