Tunisia depends on the policymaker's comparative preference for vertical and horizontal equity …

This paper describes the effects of general food subsidies on poverty in Tunisia, as revealed by household survey data … range of poverty lines including all those estimated and generally used for Tunisia …

transfer schemes on poverty in Tunisia. Three types of price corrections are considered: (a) no corrections; (b) living … from a quadratic almost ideal demand system. Distinguishing these corrections and using data from Tunisia, we study the … correction, whatever its form, may have only limited role for the assessment of anti-poverty policy in Tunisia. Correcting or not …

content of a pre-defined class of poverty measures. The methodology is illustrated using data from Tunisia. The results …