Nicoletti, Cheti; Peracchi, Franco; Foliano, Francesca - In: Journal of Business & Economic Statistics 29 (2011) 1, pp. 61-72
Reliable measures of poverty are an essential statistical tool for public policies aimed at reducing poverty. In this article we consider the reliability of income poverty measures based on survey data which are typically plagued by missing data and measurement error. Neglecting these problems...