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Uncovering Complexities in Horizontal Inequality: A Novel Decomposition of the Gini Index
This study introduces an innovative tool to analyse how various inequality factors, including geography, race, and gender, contribute to overall...
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Inequality Dynamics in Urban Manipur, India: A Decomposition Analysis
The high pace of urbanization in Manipur being confined to the valley regions has attracted much attention to researchers to explore the intra-state...
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A Four-Dimensional Decomposition of Relative Poverty in China from the Perspective of Heterogeneity
Ending poverty in all its forms is the first of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Therefore, it is...
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A non-linear decomposition analysis of children’s dietary diversity scores: explaining rural-urban inequality
Sufficient and nourishing foods during the early years of a child’s life are essential for optimal growth and healthy life. The existing disparities...
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A decomposition of declining crude birth rate in South Korea, 1990–2015
While other countries have experienced a gradual decline in CBR since the 1990s, South Korea has shown a rapid decline and now has one of the lowest...
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Decomposition of the Shrinking Middle-class and Directional Mobility in Finland 1995–2012
This paper investigates the middle-class decline in Finland from 1995 to 2012. The purpose is to examine how changes in the probabilities of...
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Contributions by age and cause to life expectancy gap between China and South Korea, 1990–2019: a decomposition analysis
In the past 30 years, the life expectancy in China continues to rise yet at a slower pace because of, in large part, the heavy burden of chronic...
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Analyzing household income inequality in Pakistan: a subgroup decomposition of generalized entropy measures
Analyzing Income disparities across populations has remained to be the foremost objective for policymakers. The extent of inequality can be measured...
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IPV Experiences and Financial Strain Over Time: Insights from the Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition Analysis
Financial strain is one hardship faced by female survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) that is often overlooked. This paper examined the...
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Contributions of Sociodemographic Changes to the Increase in Permanent Childlessness in Brazil: A Cohort Decomposition Analysis
The percentage of women who reach the end of their reproductive years without children increased by 40% in Brazil among birth cohorts from 1941–1945...
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A Decomposition Analysis of Racial/Ethnic Differences in Financial Knowledge and Overconfidence
Financial knowledge is often referred to as the key to improving one’s financial decisions. Because of the evident racial/ethnic disparities in...
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Declining number of births in China: a decomposition analysis
Recent drastic changes in marriage and fertility behaviour have a considerable impact on China’s annual number of births. Population momentum and...
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Immigration Status and School Performance at the Primary and Secondary Levels of Cameroonian Pupils Aged 6 to 20: a Decomposition Analysis
Due to its potential contribution to educational achievement, immigration has garnered increased attention in literature. However, the existing...
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Is Growth Pro-poor Among the States of India? A Poverty Decomposition Exercise During the 2000s
Economic growth is considered to be the most important factor for achieving a lower level of poverty, but burgeoning inequality could affect poverty...
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The impact of stomach cancer mortality on life expectancy at birth: a decomposition analysis in east Asian countries from 1990 to 2019
From 1990 to 2019, stomach cancer posed a significant health burden in East Asia. The impact of stomach cancer deaths on life expectancy at birth in...
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A Decomposition Analysis of Differences in Length of Life in the Czech Republic
Nowadays, mortality is improving in almost every population. Life expectancy at birth for men and women has increased significantly over the last few...
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Changes in the epidemiological profile of suicide in Hong Kong: a 40-year retrospective decomposition analysis
The suicide rate in Hong Kong has increased significantly over the past four decades. Population subgroups such as the elderly or...
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The Health Inequality of Children in China: A Regression-Based Decomposition Analysis
The health inequality of children is particularly important due to its far-reaching impact. Many empirical studies have shown that the lack of...
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The Way Toward Growth: A Time-series Factor Decomposition of Socioeconomic Impulses and Urbanization Trends in a Pre-crisis European Region
The present study investigates long-term urbanization and suburbanization trends in a divided region of Mediterranean Europe (Attica, Greece). A time...
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Generating Hourly Electricity Demand Data for Large-Scale Single-Family Buildings by a Decomposition–Recombination Method
Household electricity demand has substantial impacts on local grid operation, energy storage, and the energy performance of buildings. Hourly demand...