The aim of this paper is to estimate adult-equivalence scales for two distinct subpopulations: the poor and the not-poor. The problem of endogeneity involved in the determination of these two subpopulations is approached here by a Bayesian estimation procedure. The results show that the...

To measure permanent poverty, permanent expenditure is needed to identify the individuals who escape poverty and those who can fall into it over time. In the absence of panel data, we use pseudo-panel data to construct an indicator of permanent expenditure. In our case, the pseudo-panel is...