The paper shows how to compute the elasticities of the poors head-count ratio (H) in relation to the mean income (() and in relation to the Gini index (G), assuming that the income distribution is lognormal, analysing how these poverty elasticities vary as functions of ( and G. The elasticities...

The paper shows how to compute the elasticities of poverty measures (the poors head-count ratio, Sen’s poverty index and the measure of Foster, Greer and Thorbecke) in relation to the mean income (µ) and in relation to the Gini index (G), assuming that the income distribution is lognormal,...

Funções de tributação não-lineares pressupondo obediência ao princípio de sacrifício equitativo são estimadas pelo método de mínimos quadrados ponderados, utilizando dados da Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares (POF) de 2002-2003. Os resultados sugerem que o coeficiente de aversão à...