1st Edition

Analysis of Socio-Economic Conditions Insights from a Fuzzy Multi-dimensional Approach

Edited By Gianni Betti, Achille Lemmi Copyright 2021
    362 Pages 53 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    362 Pages 53 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    Showcasing fuzzy set theory, this book highlights the enormous potential of fuzzy logic in helping to analyse the complexity of a wide range of socio-economic patterns and behaviour.

    The contributions to this volume explore the most up-to-date fuzzy-set methods for the measurement of socio-economic phenomena in a multidimensional and/or dynamic perspective. Thus far, fuzzy-set theory has primarily been utilised in the social sciences in the field of poverty measurement. These chapters examine the latest work in this area, while also exploring further applications including social exclusion, the labour market, educational mismatch, sustainability, quality of life and violence against women. The authors demonstrate that real-world situations are often characterised by imprecision, uncertainty and vagueness, which cannot be properly described by the classical set theory which uses a simple true–false binary logic. By contrast, fuzzy-set theory has been shown to be a powerful tool for describing the multidimensionality and complexity of social phenomena.

    This book will be of significant interest to economists, statisticians and sociologists utilising quantitative methods to explore socio-economic phenomena.

    1. A Book in Honour of Professor Vijay Verma

    Gianni Betti and Achille Lemmi

    2. Evolution of the Fuzzy-Set Approach to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement

    Bruno Cheli, Achille Lemmi, Nicoletta Pannuzi and Andrea Regoli

    3. Using Rippin’s Approach to Estimate Multidimensional Poverty in Central America

    José Espinoza-Delgado and Jacques Silber

    4. Can a Neighbouring Region Influence Poverty? A Fuzzy and Longitudinal Approach

    Gianni Betti, Federico Crescenzi and Francesca Gagliardi

    5. Multidimensional and Fuzzy Poverty at the Regional Level in Iran

    Hossein Khoshbakht, Francesca Gagliardi and Ali Asadi

    6. China’s Multidimensional Poverty and Trade

    Elisabetta Croci Angelini and Yang Liu

    7. JRR Variance Estimates for Longitudinal Fuzzy Measures of Multidimensional Poverty

    Gianni Betti, Francesca Gagliardi and Vijay Verma

    8. Overview of the Quality of Life in Europe

    Antonella D’Agostino, Giulio Ghellini, María Navarro and Angeles Sánchez

    9. A Fuzzy Approach to Financial Literacy Measurement

    Albert Hizgilov and Jacques Silber

    10. Multidimensional Material Deprivation in the Visegrád Group: Zero-Inflated Beta Regression Modelling

    Hanna Dudek and Wiesław Szczesny

    11. Measuring Educational Poverty in Italy: A Multidimensional and Fuzzy Approach

    Gaia Bertarelli, Antonella D’Agostino, Caterina Giusti and Monica Pratesi

    12. Fuzzy and Multidimensional Measures of the Degree of Social Exclusion Risk: Evidence of Social Exclusion in the Population Aged 50+ in Poland

    Tomasz Panek and Jan Zwierzchowski

    13. Socio-economic Health Inequality Indices: A Fuzzy Approach Applied to European Countries

    Stéphane Mussard and María Noel Pi Alperin

    14. The Fuzzy Perspective on Violence against Women: Challenges and Advancements

    Francesca Bettio, Gianni Betti and Elisa Ticci

    15. System Safety Analysis of Industrial Processes Using Fuzzy Methodology

    Tony Venditti, Nguyen Duy Phuong Tran and Anh Dung Ngo

    16. A Fuzzy Approach to the Measurement of Employment and Unemployment

    Bruno Cheli, Alessandra Coli and Andrea Regoli

    17. The Relationship between Employment and Poverty Using Fuzzy Regression

    Besma Belhadj and Firas Kaabi

    18. Geo-Marketing, a New Approach Using Fuzzy Clustering

    Lorenzo Mori and Duccio Stefano Gazzei

    19. Satisfaction in Higher Education: A Multidimensional and Fuzzy Approach

    Francesca Gagliardi, Laura Neri, Edmira Shahu and Aurora Hoxha

    20. A Multidimensional Clustering on Fuzzy Metrics to Classify CPG Pricing and Price Promotion Strategies: The Case of Pasta in Italy

    Luigi Palumbo, Tiziana Laureti and Ilaria Benedetti

     

    Biography

    Gianni Betti is Full Professor in Statistics and Economics at the Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Siena, Italy. He has worked on several projects for the World Bank and European Commission and has been closely involved with the development of the EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions.

    Achille Lemmi has been Full Professor in Statistics and Economics at the University of Siena, Italy. Presently he is Honorary Fellow of the Tuscan Universities Research Centre on Advanced Statistics for Sustainable and Equitable Development (TURC-ASESD) 'Camilo Dagum' at the University of Pisa, Italy.