Browsing by Author "Comim, Flavio"
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A Poset-Generalizability Method for Human Development Indicators
Comim, Flavio (Social Indicators Research, 2021-06-17)The paper introduces a poset-generalizability perspective for analysing human development indicators. It suggests a new method for identifying admissibility of diferent informational spaces and criteria ... -
Human capital dynamics in China: Evidence from a club convergence approach
Valerio, Octasiano; Borsi, Mihály Tamás; Comim, Flavio (Journal of Asian Economics 2022, 79, 101441, 2022-04)This paper investigates the evolution of human capital in China for 31 provinces over the period of 1985–2016 from a club convergence perspective. Per capita human capital stocks, estimated using the ... -
Measuring the provincial supply of higher education institutions in China
Borsi, Mihály Tamás; Valerio, Octasiano; Comim, Flavio (China Economic Review 2022, 71, 101724, 2022-02)This paper proposes and estimates three novel higher education indices for 31 Chinese provinces: i) the Chinese Higher Education Density Index (CHEDI) to analyze the evolution of the quantitative ... -
Measuring the sustainable development goals: A poset analysis
Tadashi, Hirai; Comim, Flavio (Ecological Indicators 2022, 145, 109605, 2022-12)Sustainability requires balanced development. The economy, society and the environment all need to be pursued simultaneously. In this context, the issue of incomparabilities among different dimensions ... -
SAF: Stakeholders’ Agreement on Fairness in the Practice of Machine Learning Development
Curto, Georgina; Comim, Flavio (Science and Engineering Ethics 2023, 29, 2023)This paper clarifies why bias cannot be completely mitigated in Machine Learning (ML) and proposes an end-to-end methodology to translate the ethical principle of justice and fairness into the practice ... -
Sustainability and Human Development Indicators: A Poset Analysis
Comim, Flavio; Tadashi, Hirai (Ecological Economics 2022, 198, 107470, 2022-08)The paper introduces the methodology of partially ordered sets to evaluate sustainable human development indicators. It shows its importance to the integration of human and environmental indicators, ... -
Valuing Children: Parents’ Perceptions, Spending Priorities and Children’s Capabilities
Wanglu, Huaxin; Comim, Flavio; Valerio Mendoza, Octasiano M. (The Journal of Development Studies.2024;60(6):932–955, 2024-02-25)This paper provides a composite analysis of children’s academic development grounded on the capability approach. The study utilises a panel dataset comprising 8,422 Chinese children and adolescents aged ...