Wright, Robert E. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 23 (1996) 4, pp. 3-17
Outlines a method for controlling for compositional factors in the measurement of poverty. Bases the method on “shift …‐share analysis” and “direct standardization”, consistent with Sen’s (1976) influential axiomatic approach to poverty measurement …. Employs the popular poverty index proposed by Foster et al . (1984), which is one of the few summary poverty measures that can …