Determinants of Human Development Index: A Cross-Country Empirical Analysis

Shah, Smit (2016): Determinants of Human Development Index: A Cross-Country Empirical Analysis.

Abstract

The Human Development Index is a statistical tool used to measure countries overall achievements in its social and economic dimensions. This paper tried to find out major factors affecting Human Development Index like health index, education index and income index. The objective of this study is found out the empirical findings and trend of human development across countries, regression analysis of determinants factors and region wise analysis of human development index.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Human development index (HDI), A cross country analysis.
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O15 - Human Resources ; Human Development ; Income Distribution ; Migration

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