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Bottom incomes and the measurement of poverty : a brief assessment of the literature
Ceriani, Lidia; Hlásny, Vladimír; Verme, Paolo - 2021
poverty. It shows the prevalence of non-positive incomes in high- and middle-income countries, provides an analysis of the … standard poverty indexes. It is argued that negative and zero incomes cannot be treated equally in terms of household well …-being and that standard methods used by practitioners fail to recognize this fact likely resulting in overestimations of poverty. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012604690
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Bottom Incomes and the Measurement of Poverty: A Brief Assessment of the Literature
Ceriani, Lidia; Hlasny, Vladimir; Verme, Paolo - 2021
poverty. It shows the prevalence of non-positive incomes in high- and middle-income countries, provides an analysis of the … standard poverty indexes. It is argued that negative and zero incomes cannot be treated equally in terms of household well …-being and that standard methods used by practitioners fail to recognize this fact likely resulting in overestimations of poverty. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012604324
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Introduction
Asongu, Simplice - 2018
, conceptual and empirical contributions which address relevant areas that enhance extant knowledge on linkages between poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998545
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Relative Deprivation, Reference Groups and the Assessment of Standard of Living
Silber, Jaques Gabriel - 2012
This paper proposes two new indices of relative deprivation, derived from an extension of the concept of generalized Gini to the measurement of distributional change. Population- and income-weighted relative deprivation indices are then defined and, using panel data from the Consortium of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013108498
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Distributional Change, Reference Groups and the Measurement of Relative Deprivation
Silber, Jacques; Verme, Paolo - 2009
This paper attempts to explicitly integrate the idea of reference group when measuring relative deprivation. It assumes that in assessing her situation in society an individual compares herself with individuals whose environment can be considered as being similar to hers. By environment we mean...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014202779
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Pro-Poor Growth During Exceptional Growth : Evidence from a Transition Economy
Verme, Paolo - 2007
The paper uses a range of methods to assess changes in income, poverty and income distribution between 2001 and 2002 in …, both income poverty and inequality have decreased significantly and growth has been 'pro-poor', which is explained by … changes in inequality accounting for almost all the changes in poverty. The elasticity of poverty with respect to both growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014053561
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Pro-poor Growth during Exceptional Growth. Evidence from a Transition Economy
Verme, Paolo - In: European Journal of Comparative Economics 3 (2006) 1, pp. 3-14
The paper uses a range of methods to assess changes in income, poverty and income distribution between 2001 and 2002 in …, both income poverty and inequality have decreased significantly and growth has been 'pro-poor', which is explained by … changes in inequality accounting for almost all the changes in poverty. The elasticity of poverty with respect to both growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004975853
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The impact of home production on economic inequality in Germany
Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - 2009
Using representative income and time use-data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we estimate non-monetary income advantages arising from home production and analyse their impact on economic inequality. As an alternative to existing measures, we propose a predicted wage approach based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324273
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The Impact of Home Production on Economic Inequality in Germany
Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - In: Empirical Economics 43 (2012) 3, pp. 1143-1169
Using representative income and time-use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we estimate non-monetary income advantages arising from home production and analyze their impact on economic inequality. As an alternative to existing measures, we propose a predicted wage approach that relaxes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010327927
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The Impact of Home Production on Economic Inequality in Germany
Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - 2009
Using representative income and time use-data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we estimate non-monetary income advantages arising from home production and analyse their impact on economic inequality. As an alternative to existing measures, we propose a predicted wage approach based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600803