Equity-regarding poverty measures: Differences in needs and the role of equivalence scales

The paper investigates the definition of equity-regarding poverty measures when there are different household types in the population. It derives the implications of a between-type regressive transfer principle for poverty measures, for the choice of poverty lines and for the measurement of living standard. The role of equivalence scales which are popular in empirical work on poverty measurement is clarified.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Ebert, Udo
Publisher:	Luxembourg : Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)
Subject:	Armut \| Messung \| Privater Haushalt \| Lebensstandard \| Sozialer Indikator \| Deutschland \| poverty measures \| differences in needs \| principle of transfers \| equivalence scales

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Series:	LIS Working Paper Series ; 508
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	609646257 [GVK] hdl:10419/95416 [Handle]
Classification:	D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Quality of Life ; I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
Source:	EconStor

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