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Vol. 73, No. 3, pp. 225-253 (2022)

“An Application of Capability Approach to Data about Going-Out/Staying-Home Activities (2)”
Ryo Kambayashi (Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University), Reiko Gotoh (Faculty of Economics, Teikyo University), Hideyuki Kobayashi (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan), Huilin Wang (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan)

In this article, we examine the capability, functionings, and utilization abilities of moving out/staying home behaviors. The data are obtained from individual panel surveys of following individuals : (a) individuals with disabilities, (b) individuals under support / care, and (c) individuals over 65 years old and living in a suburb municipality in Japan. First, we normatively characterize the aggregation methodology for the capability and utilization abilities. Second, the vector distance-based utilitarian evaluation rule shows that, the capability of individuals pertaining to (a) and (b), is more damaged than that of individuals pertaining to (c). Additionally, the multidimensional aggregation methodology reveals that, certain capability damages may originate from the deprivation of utilization abilities.