A key element of anti-poverty policy is the accurate identification of poor individuals. However, measuring poverty at … collective household model offers an alternative and promising framework to estimate poverty at the individual level while …

economies of scale are understated (as is the case when using the 'square root of household size'), the relative poverty …

social policy better reduces poverty than social policies targeted at the poor. This article revisits Korpi and Palme … average share of household income from welfare transfers), low-income targeting, and universalism - and poverty and … developed and developing countries. Consistent with Korpi and Palme, we show (1) poverty is negatively associated with transfer …