Measurement and valuation of inequality aversion and the distribution of outcomes in maternal health
Investigators
Graham, W., (Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen) McNamee, P. (HERU) Newlands, D. and Quayyum, Z. (IMMPACT, University of Aberdeen)
Summary
Policy-makers and the general public are concerned about how health benefits are distributed in the population. The research addressed three research questions: (i), are individuals averse to differences in the average number of maternal deaths observed in different parts of society? (ii), are individuals prepared to trade-off a smaller number of maternal deaths prevented amongst a larger population in exchange for a larger number of deaths prevented in a smaller population? (iii), are these preferences influenced by differences in question framing?
Contact
Status
Complete
Publications
McNamee, P., Megraini, A., Nadjib, M., Quayyum, Z. and Newlands, D. The feasibility of methods to generate distributional weights for maternal health. Report to IMMPACT, August 2006.
Presentations
McNamee, P., Quayyum, Z., Megraini, A., Nadjib, M. and Newlands, D. To what extent do people care about the size of health inequalities? The feasibility of methods to generate distributional weights. Advancing Health Equity Conference, World Institute of Development Economics Research (WIDER), Helsinki. September 2006.