Comparing the Efficiency of Kerman Province Towns in Acquiring Human Development Index via Data Envelopment Analysis
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Dear Editor, The human development index (HDI) is a composite index calculated on the basis of three socioeconomic indicators that reflect three major dimensions of human development: longevity, educational attainment and standard of living to sufficiently capture the multidimensionality of human development. Longevity is measured by life expectancy at birth (LEB); educational attainment is measured by a weighted average of the adult literacy rate (ALR) and the combined gross educational enrolment ratios (GER). An adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, converted into US dollars on the basis of the purchasing power parity exchange rate (PPP USD), is used as a measure of a decent standard of living. For the components of the HDI, except of the GDP per capita, individual indices are calculated according to the general linear transformation:
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