On some problems of variable population poverty comparisons

This paper demonstrates that the property of 'replication invariance', generally considered to be an innocuous requirement for the extension of fixed-population poverty comparisons to variable-population contexts, is incompatible with other plausible variable- and fixed-population axioms.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Hassoun, Nicole ; Subramanian, S.
Publisher:	Helsinki : The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
Subject:	variable populations \| fixed populations \| replication invariance \| population focus \| income focus \| impossibility result

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Series:	WIDER Working Paper ; 2010/71
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
ISBN:	978-92-9230-309-9
Other identifiers:	63674213X [GVK] hdl:10419/54021 [Handle]
Classification:	I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty ; D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; D30 - Distribution. General
Source:	EconStor

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