Rank robustness of composite indices : dominance and ambiguity

<p>Many structures in economics – from development indices to expected utility – take the form of a linear composite index, which aggregates linearly across multiple dimensions using a vector of weights. Judgments rendered by composite indices are often given great importance, yet by definitio...

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Main Authors: Foster, J, McGillivray, M, Seth, S
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) 2012