This paper examines the measurement of social welfare, poverty and inequality taking into account features that have … based on equivalent income. These differences are illustrated using household-level panel data from Russia and Vietnam …. -- prospect theory ; poverty ; inequality ; welfare measurement ; vulnerability …

This paper examines the measurement of social welfare, poverty and inequality taking into account reference … equivalent income. These differences are illustrated using household-level panel data from Russia and Vietnam. -- Prospect Theory … ; poverty ; inequality ; welfare measurement ; vulnerability …

In an economy with migration, poverty changes are composed of a number of forces, including the income gains and losses … measure the contributions of different migration streams to overall poverty change. An application to Tanzania shows the new … insights that are provided - in particular on the role of migration to secondary towns in poverty reduction. …

fairness principles, namely equality of opportunity and freedom from poverty, into a joint measure of unfair inequality. Two … inequality. Second, average unfair inequality doubles when complementing the ideal of an equal opportunity society with poverty …