Absolute and Relative Poverty Measurement: A Survey

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,...

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Main Author: Decerf, Benoit (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2022
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary: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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (19 Seiten)
DOI:10.1596/1813-9450-10008