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A new technique to measure poverty using the theory of fuzzy logic.

Hurtado, Alberto J.; Arandes, Jaime Tinto - In: Economía 34 (2009) 28, pp. 213-237

This paper presents a new methodology to study poverty in Venezuela using the tools of fuzzy logic. Through fuzzy logic … the authors were able to come up with the design and use of poverty lines, instead of the traditional lines, to identify … households in poverty in the various sectors of the city of Merida. For this purpose, the following poverty related variables …

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Estimating procedure for the macronutrients latent prices in food security models

Milena N. Agostinelli M. - In: Economía 32 (2007) 24, pp. 129-146

A model that allows the estimation of the latent prices of animal proteins, vegetal proteins, fats and carbohydrates that come from staple food is developed. This research opens a path for developing food security models that take into account not only the calories intake but the nutritional...

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Economic and Social Description and Characterization of the Venezuelan Families.

Pérez, Víctor E. Márquez - In: Economía 30 (2005) 21, pp. 85-100

by serving as a base for the construction of new poverty indicators for Venezuela. …

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Economic determinants of total poverty in Venezuela: 1975-2000

Harmath, Pedro; Acevedo, Rafael - In: Economía 34 (2009) 28, pp. 161-189

This paper investigates the determinants of the behavior on the long time of the total poverty in Venezuela during the ….43% an increase of the 0.06% respectively of the share of grow of the total poverty in Venezuela. Therefore, it is concluded … poverty. …

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Optimal taxation and borrowing constraints

Mathieu-Bolh, Nathalie - In: Economía 36 (2011) 31, pp. 9-53

I propose a new overlapping generations model, in which individuals face different income levels, life expectancies and borrowing constraints to study Ramsey optimal taxation. Contrary to previous contributions, I find that optimal capital income taxation generally differs from zero in the long...

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Subjective economic welfare: Beyond growth.

Giarrizzo, Victoria - In: Economía 34 (2009) 28, pp. 9-34

It is common that economists are used to establish a direct relationship between growth and welfare. Nevertheless, the link among these variables not always is so virtuous. This suspicion went in the last years to investigating about the perception of people on your proper welfare. The slogan...

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Migratory stages of aging in the municipality Tocópero, Falcon state, Venezuela

Lima, Blanca De; Sánchez, Marycruz - In: Economía 35 (2010) 30, pp. 143-170

This article studies the immigration of elders living in poverty in the municipality of Tocópero (Falcon, Venezuela … town cannot overcome poverty, age without social security and live in poor conditions. The municipality had not been able …

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Economics of gender and economic growth theory: The relationship between women-mothers and other consumer agents

Herrera, Cristhian Villegas - In: Economía 37 (2012) 33, pp. 65-83

This paper shows the main economic implications derived from an analytical distinction of women-mothers among the rest of consumers within the dynamics of a Ramsey-Cass Koopmans type model. Results imply that women-mothers reach lower levels of stationary consumption than the rest of economic...

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Progress against poverty <span.>

Levy, Santiago - 2009 - 1. ed

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Pobreza multidimensional y desigualidad social en México : el caso del estado de Hidalgo

Ángeles Ángeles, Luis - 2014 - Primera edición

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