Determinant factors in the convergence of welfare effort in OECD countries: a decomposition of the Theil indices

作者：Olaskoaga Larrauri Jon; Alaez Aller Ricardo^*; Arrospide Zabala Eneko

来源：Applied Economics Letters, 2011, 18(13-15): 1263-1266.

DOI：10.1080/13504851.2010.532102

This article uses Theil's index to confirm the convergence of welfare effort in 21 developed countries. Taking advantage of the properties of this index, this article decomposes the dispersion of effort into its immediate determinants and thus illustrates that it is possible for there to be convergence in welfare effort but not in the intensity with which national systems protect their citizens.

• 出版日期2011-10