Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Decomposing Changes in the Distribution of Household Incomes: Methodological Aspects -- 3 Characterization of Inequality Changes through Microeconometric Decompositions: The Case...

This paper tests the sensitivity of poverty indexes to the choice of adult equivalence scales, assumptions about the existence of economies of scale in consumption, methods for treating missing and zero incomes, and different adjustments to handle income miss reporting. We also perform...

This paper tests the sensitivity of poverty indexes to the choice of adult equivalence scales, assumptions about the existence of economies of scale in consumption, methods for treating missing and zero incomes, and different adjustments to handle income misreporting. We also perform sensitivity...

"Series of well-written articles examines regional poverty and income distribution. Includes separate articles on Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela, as well as over 150 tables. Valuable contribution"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57