Showing 1 - 10 of 62
-oriented analysis. This paper examines empirical strategies to measure poverty and inequality in multiple domains, concentrating on two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005609386
Imputed rental income of homeowners is tax exempt in most countries, despite the long-standing arguments recommending its inclusion in the tax base, on both equity and efficiency grounds. The current fiscal crisis revived interest towards this form of taxation. The paper investigates the fiscal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011147649
Imputed rental income of homeowners is tax exempt in most countries, despite the long-standing arguments recommending its inclusion in the tax base, on both equity and efficiency grounds. The current fiscal crisis revived interest towards this form of taxation. The paper investigates the fiscal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010540704
This paper examines different approaches to the measurement of multidimensional inequality and poverty. First, it … treatment in poverty measurement. Finally, it reviews the axiomatic approach to inequality analysis. The paper provides a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011099670
no official definition of energy poverty (EP). The purpose of this study is to provide the reader with a set of … indicators to fill this gap. We present a range of poverty measures which estimate that between 5 and 20 per cent of households …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011100384
Measuring poverty remains a complex and contentious issue. This is particularly true in sub-Saharan Africa where … poverty rates are higher, information bases typically weaker, and the underlying determinants of welfare relatively volatile … poverty with focus on the period 2002/03 to 2008/09. The paper contributes in four areas. First, the period in question was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862800
inequality and increased poverty. We provide an early assessment of whether (and to what extent) this is the case. More …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009018926
inequality and increased poverty. We provide an early assessment of whether (and to what extent) this is the case. More …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009018927
inequality and increased poverty. We provide an early assessment of whether (and to what extent) this is the case. More …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009018928
insurance in the 1990s and the growth of social assistance in the 2000s, and assesses their effects on poverty and inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366409