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Health economics

a normalization of the concentration index for binary health variables that divides by its bounds so that the index ranges from minus one to one.

In health economics, Wagstaff index refers to a normalization of the concentration index for binary health variables that divides by its bounds so that the index ranges from minus one to one. This meaning comes from Wagstaff (2005) in Health Economics.[1]

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References

Wagstaff, A. (2005). The bounds of the concentration index when the variable of interest is binary, with an application to immunization inequality. Health Economics, 14(4), 429-432. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.953

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