Aaberge, Rolf; Mogstad, Magne - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2007
As an alternative to the conventional methods for measuring chronic poverty, this paper proposes an interpersonal … comparable measure of permanent income as a basis for defining and measuring chronic poverty. This approach accounts for the fact … proposed method proves useful for evaluating the theoretical basis of the standard methods for measuring chronic poverty. …