The Human Development Index of Indiana Counties – An Exploratory Study
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The Human Development Index (commonly abbreviated HDI) is a measure of development based on factors such as life expectancy, education, literacy, and gross domestic product per capita and is published every year. To compute a HDI, component indices for life expectancy, literacy, school enrollment, and income are combined together into a single index that to date has been used to compare the level of human well-being among countries or to monitor one country’s progress over time. This paper extends HDI to the county level, using data from the state of Indiana, USA. The findings provide insights about the human development dimensions in the various counties to assess the development attributes of income, health, and education, as well as to provide a multidimensional benchmark to be used in practice
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Devaraj, S., Sharma, S. K., Hicks, M. J., & Faulk, D. G.. (2014). The Human Development Index of Indiana Counties – An Exploratory Study. International Journal of Business and Economic Development, Volume 02 Issue 1.
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Devaraj, S., Sharma, S. K., Hicks, M. J., & Faulk, D. G.. (2014). The Human Development Index of Indiana Counties – An Exploratory Study. International Journal of Business and Economic Development, Volume 02 Issue 1.
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Devaraj, Srikant, et al.. "The Human Development Index of Indiana Counties – An Exploratory Study." International Journal of Business and Economic Development, Volume 02 Issue 1, 2014.
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Srikant Devaraj, Sushil K. Sharma, Michael J. Hicks, and Dagney G. Faulk. "The Human Development Index of Indiana Counties – An Exploratory Study." International Journal of Business and Economic Development Volume 02 Issue 1 (01 Apr 2014).
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Devaraj, S., Sharma, S. K., Hicks, M. J., & Faulk, D. G. (2014) The Human Development Index of Indiana Counties – An Exploratory Study. International Journal of Business and Economic Development, Volume 02 Issue 1
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