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| Wolff, Hendrik; Chong, Howard; Auffhammer, Maximilian. |
| This paper examines the consequences of data error in data series used to construct aggregate indicators. Using the most popular indicator of country level economic development, the Human Development Index (HDI), we identify three separate sources of data error. We propose a simple statistical framework to investigate how data error may bias rank assignments and identify two striking consequences for the HDI. First, using the cutoff values used by the United Nations to assign a country as 'low', 'medium', or 'high' developed, we find that currently up to 45% of developing countries are misclassified. Moreover, by replicating prior development/macroeconomic studies, we find that key estimated parameters such as Gini coefficients and speed of convergence... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Measurement Error; International Comparative Statistics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; O10; C82. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6502 |
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| Wolff, Hendrik; Chong, Howard; Auffhammer, Maximilian. |
| This paper examines the consequences of data error in data series used to construct aggregate indicators. Using the most popular indicator of country level economic development, the Human Development Index (HDI), we identify three separate sources of data error. We propose a simple statistical framework to investigate how data error may bias rank assignments and identify two striking consequences for the HDI. First, using the cutoff values used by the United Nations to assign a country as ‘low’, ‘medium’, or ‘high’ developed, we find that currently up to 45% of developing countries are misclassified. Moreover, by replicating prior development/macroeconomic studies, we find that key estimated parameters such as Gini coefficients and speed of convergence... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Measurement Error; International Comparative Statistics; International Development; O10; C82. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49763 |
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