title: Can a single indicator measure both attainment and shortfall inequality?
abstract: When a distribution can be described either in terms of attainment or in terms of shortfall, the classical inequality measures appear to be one-sided. I show that it is possible to find indicators which simultaneously measure attainment and shortfall inequality. I derive one indicator belonging to the Gini family, and another belonging to Coefficient of Variation family. I also indicate how they are connected to other measures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, University of Antwerp, City Campus, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium. guido.erreygers@ua.ac.be
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Erreygers
mesh_terms: D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans