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Poverty and Time
Bossert, Walter; Chakravarty, Satya R.; Conchita … - Society for the Study of Economic Inequality - ECINEQ - 2008
We examine the measurement of individual poverty in an intertemporal context. In contrast to earlier contributions, we assign importance to the persistence in a state of poverty and we characterize a class of individual intertemporal poverty measures reflecting this feature. In addition, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413397
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Poverty and time
Bossert, Walter; Chakravarty, Satya R.; D'Ambrosio, Conchita - In: Journal of economic inequality 10 (2012) 2, pp. 145-162
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009625927
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Poverty and time
Bossert, Walter; Chakravarty, Satya; Conchita D’Ambrosio - In: Journal of Economic Inequality 10 (2012) 2, pp. 145-162
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010866700
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On the Concept of Equity in Opportunity
Son, Hyun H. - 2011
Measuring the equity of opportunity in a given society is an essential ingredient in the formulation of policies and … programs that promote inclusive growth. In this paper, equity of opportunity is defined and measured through the theoretical …, respectively. The concepts of relative and absolute measures of equity of opportunity are then introduced and a social opportunity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010507307
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On the concept of equity in opportunity
Son, Hyun H. - 2011
Measuring the equity of opportunity in a given society is an essential ingredient in the formulation of policies and … programs that promote inclusive growth. In this paper, equity of opportunity is defined and measured through the theoretical …, respectively. The concepts of relative and absolute measures of equity of opportunity are then introduced and a social opportunity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009379832
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An individual-centered approach to multidimensional poverty: The cases of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Franco-Correa A. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
This paper deals with the problem of selecting the unit of analysis in multidimensional poverty analyses, which is a central decision to take, both from academic and normative points of view. The paper compares the results of an individual-level Multidimensional Poverty Index for Chile,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004577
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On the Concept of Equity in Opportunity
Son, Hyun H. - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2011
Measuring the equity of opportunity in a given society is an essential ingredient in the formulation of policies and … programs that promote inclusive growth. In this paper, equity of opportunity is defined and measured through the theoretical …, respectively. The concepts of relative and absolute measures of equity of opportunity are then introduced and a social opportunity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009291917
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Group Inequalities and ‘Scanlan’s Rule’: Two Apparent Conundrums and How We Might Address Them
Lambert, Peter J.; Subramanian, S. - Madras School of Economics - 2014
In situations where an adverse social outcome affects disadvantaged and advantaged groups in society differently, the rates at which those groups experience favorable or adverse outcomes tend to be systematically related to the overall prevalence of the outcome. Specifically, as the overall...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011093767
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Local Public Transport Service and Equity: an Analysis at Regional Basis
Bigerna S. - In: Rivista economica del Mezzogiorno (2011) 4, pp. 919-944
The paper analyses the issue of vertical equity relative to Local Public Transportation service with particular … attention to resources and/or sacrifices allocation among different users groups. The evaluation of vertical equity can be … components technique. There emerges a scenario of regional differences of equity characterized by the Centre and North …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011157351
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Fairness and externalities
Velez, Rodrigo A. - In: Theoretical Economics 11 (2016) 1, pp. 381-410
argue that Foley's (1967) equity test, i.e., the requirement that no agent prefer the allocation obtained by swapping her …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011599572