Item Response Theory (IRT) has recently been proposed as a framework to measure deprivation. It allows deriving a … latent measure of deprivation from a set of dichotomous observed items of deprivation and analyzing determinants of … deprivation. We investigate further the use of IRT models in the field of deprivation measurement. Firstly, the paper emphasizes …

This paper analyses the deprivation in Spain based on ECHP data for 1996. Usually, an indirect approach for measuring … deprivation or poverty is used with poverty lines. That is, income is used as a proxy for analysing living conditions. However …, some studies have used a direct approach to measure deprivation or poverty (Townsend 1988, Mayer and Jencks 1988, Muffels …

This paper attempts to explicitly integrate the idea of reference group when measuring relative deprivation. It assumes … such as human capital, household attributes and location. We therefore propose to measure relative deprivation by comparing … deprivation our measure takes into account not only the difference between the actual and "expected" individual incomes but also …

relative deprivation measures can lead to a model able to accommodate a wide range of theories on income and happiness. The … deprivation is also found to be important for understanding the income-happiness nexus while we find income expectations to be …

of precariousness” applies for Luxembourg, how poverty and deprivation lead to social exclusion, which are the main … determinants of social exclusion and deprivation and if there are significant differences between them. The analysis is based on …