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Fuzzy well-being in Pacific Asia McGillivray, Mark and Baliamoune-Lutz, Mina 2006, Fuzzy well-being in Pacific Asia, Journal of the Asia-Pacific Economy, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 168-177. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Fuzzy well-being in Pacific Asia Author(s) McGillivray, Mark Baliamoune-Lutz, Mina Journal name Journal of the Asia-Pacific Economy Volume number 11 Issue number 2 Start page 168 End page 177 Publisher Routledge Place of publication London, England Publication date 2006-05 ISSN 1354-7860 Keyword(s) well-being human development index fuzzy logic Pacific Asia health education income per capita Summary This paper develops a framework that uses fuzzy-set theory to measure human well-being. Fuzzy sets allow for gradual transition from one state to another while also allowing one to incorporate rules and goals, and hence are more appropriate for measuring outcomes that are ambiguous. Such ambiguity is an inherent characteristic of cross-country achieved well-being assessments. This framework is used to provide a fuzzy representation of the well known Human Development Index (HDI) and its three components. Fuzzy HDI estimates for 14 Pacific Asian countries are provided and compared with non-fuzzy estimates. Quite large differences in rankings emerge. The paper concludes by suggesting that fuzzy measures should be used more widely to measure achieved well-being outcomes. Language eng Field of Research 140399 Econometrics not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970114 Expanding Knowledge in Economics HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2006 Taylor & Francis Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30028873 Document type: Journal Article Collection: Alfred Deakin Research Institute Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 26 May 2010, 16:06:42 EST Mon, 02 Aug 2010, 10:03:43 EST Mon, 02 Aug 2010, 10:04:51 EST Mon, 02 Aug 2010, 10:05:45 EST Wed, 15 Feb 2012, 13:29:47 EST Mon, 20 Feb 2012, 11:57:41 EST Filtered Full Citation counts: Cited 1 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 320 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 26 May 2010, 16:06:42 EST

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