Reference Groups and the Poverty Line : An Axiomatic Approach with an Empirical Illustration
Chakravarty, Satya R., Silber, Jacques, Chattopadhyay, Nachiketa and Nissanov, Zoya (2015). Reference Groups and the Poverty Line : An Axiomatic Approach with an Empirical Illustration. UNU-WIDER.
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Sub-type Working paper Author Chakravarty, Satya R.
Silber, Jacques
Chattopadhyay, Nachiketa
Nissanov, ZoyaTitle Reference Groups and the Poverty Line : An Axiomatic Approach with an Empirical Illustration Volume/Issue No. 2/1/2015 Publication Date 2015 Place of Publication Helsinki Publisher UNU-WIDER Pages 24 Language eng Abstract A recent trend in the study of poverty is to consider a relative poverty line, one that is responsive to the nature of the income distribution. We develop an axiomatic approach to the determination of an amalgam poverty line. Given a reference income (e.g
Keyword Econometric models (economic development)
Income distribution
Measurement (poverty)
Methodology (poverty)Copyright Holder UNU-WIDER Copyright Year 2015 Copyright type Fair use permitted ISSN 17987237 ISBN 9789292308872 -
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