Cárcaba Ana, González Eduardo, Ventura Juan
University of Oviedo, Av. Cristo s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Spain.
Appl Res Qual Life. 2017;12(4):997-1019. doi: 10.1007/s11482-016-9502-7. Epub 2016 Dec 27.
This paper proposes a methodology for the assessment of social progress in the biggest Spanish municipalities between years 2001 and 2011. We follow recent descriptions of QoL to elaborate a measurement framework composed of eight dimensions, for which 16 subindicators are elaborated from information collected using different data sources. Weight constrained Data Envelopment Analysis is used to estimate QoL composite indicators in both periods and to compute a Malmquist index of social progress, which assesses the evolution of the indicators during the decade. The results evidence positive social progress with an average improvement of about 5% during the decade. While the Central-Northern regions still show the highest levels of QoL, the Southern regions (including the islands) dominate the improvement trend. We then decompose the Malmquist index into a catching-up effect and a frontier shift effect. Positive catching-up is measured in almost all the regions. The worst performing municipalities in 2001 experienced the largest catching-up effects, a trend that contributes to territorial convergence. The frontier shift also shows a positive trend.
本文提出了一种评估2001年至2011年间西班牙最大城市社会进步的方法。我们遵循近期对生活质量的描述，构建了一个由八个维度组成的衡量框架，并基于使用不同数据源收集的信息制定了16个子指标。采用权重受限数据包络分析来估计这两个时期的生活质量综合指标，并计算社会进步的Malmquist指数，该指数评估了这十年间指标的演变情况。结果表明社会取得了积极进步，十年间平均改善约5%。虽然中北部地区的生活质量水平仍然最高，但南部地区（包括各岛屿）在改善趋势方面表现突出。然后，我们将Malmquist指数分解为追赶效应和前沿转移效应。几乎所有地区都呈现出积极的追赶态势。2001年表现最差的城市经历了最大的追赶效应，这一趋势有助于地区趋同。前沿转移也呈现出积极趋势。
