The social welfare implications, decomposability, and geometry of the Sen family of poverty indices

In this paper, we propose a unified framework for the Sen indices of poverty intensity that shows an explicit connection between the indices and the common underlying social evaluation function. We also identify the common multiplicative decomposition of the indices that allows simple and similar geometric interpretations and easy numerical computation.

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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	Xu, Kuan ; Osberg, Lars
Published in:	Canadian Journal of Economics. - Canadian Economics Association - CEA. - Vol. 35.2002, 1, p. 138-152
Publisher:	Canadian Economics Association - CEA

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Notes:	Published
Classification:	C00 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods. General ; H00 - Public Economics. General ; O15 - Human Resources; Income Distribution; Migration
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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