Absolute and Relative Poverty Measurement

• Tác giả: Benoit Decerf
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 362.77 Social welfare problems and services
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2022
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 291834
• Chủ đề: 1. ABSOLUTE MONETARY POVERTY MEASUREMENT; 2. HYBRID POVERTY LINES; 3. MONETARY POVERTY MEASUREMENT; 4. POVERTY INDICES; 5. RELATIVE MONETARY POVERTY MEASUREMENT

Tóm tắt

This paper reviews the debate opposing the absolute and relative approaches to monetary poverty measurement. The arguments for combining both approaches into a single "overall" monetary poverty measure are introduced. The most salient proposals of hybrid poverty lines are presented. Then, the reasons why specific poverty indices may be required when a hybrid line is used are discussed. The class of hierarchical poverty indices is described, focusing in particular on the hierarchical headcount ratio.