Conflicting Measures of Poverty and Inadequate Saving by the Poor
Marjit, Sugata (2012). Conflicting Measures of Poverty and Inadequate Saving by the Poor. UNU-WIDER.
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Sub-type Working paper Author Marjit, Sugata Title Conflicting Measures of Poverty and Inadequate Saving by the Poor Volume/Issue No. 2012/58 Publication Date 2012 Place of Publication Helsinki Publisher UNU-WIDER Pages 11 Language eng Abstract In the presence of inequality a status-driven utility function reconciles the conflict between income-based and nutrition-based measures of poverty. Moreover, it can explain why the poor tend to save less, an established empirical fact in the developing c
UNU Topics of Focus Poverty Keyword Consumption (economics)
Equality and inequality
PovertyCopyright Holder UNU-WIDER Copyright Year 2012 Copyright type Fair use permitted ISSN 17987237 ISBN 9789292305215 -
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