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Poverty lines around the world: A new methodology and internationally comparable estimates

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  • Richard ANKER, 2006. "Poverty lines around the world: A new methodology and internationally comparable estimates," International Labour Review, International Labour Organization, vol. 145(4), pages 279-307, December.
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    1. Koen Voorend & Richard Anker & Martha Anker, 2016. "Informe sobre Salario Digno: Guatemala rural, departamentos centrales (Septiembre 2016)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 16-02-01, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    2. סלימאן אבו-בדר ודר' דניאל גוטליב, 2009. "עוני, חינוך ותעסוקה בחברה הערבית-בדואית: מבט השוואתי (באנגלית)," Working Papers 357, National Insurance Institute of Israel.
    3. Koen Voorend & Richard Anker & Martha Anker, 2016. "Living Wage Benchmark Report: Rural Guatemala, Central Departments (September 2016)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 16-01-05, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    4. Richard Anker & Martha Anker, 2015. "Living Wage Benchmark Report: Rural Kenya, Mount Kenya Area (June 2015)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 15-01-01, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    5. Koen Voorend & Richard Anker & Martha Anker, 2017. "Living Wage Benchmark Report: Rural Costa Rica, Limón and Heredia Provinces (May 2017)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 17-01-02, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    6. Sangui Wang & Yu Wang & Fengfeng Gu & Danyan Lu, 2015. "Living Wage Benchmark Report: Urban China, Shenzhen (August 2015)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 15-01-06, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    7. Kuriakose Mamkoottam & Nidhi Kaicker, 2015. "Living Wage Benchmark Report: Rural India, Uttar Pradesh (December 2015)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 15-01-08, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    8. Chen Chuanbo & Cui Xiangyue, 2015. "Living Wage Benchmark Report: Urban China, Chengdu (August 2015)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 15-01-05, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    9. Richard Anker & Martha Anker, 2014. "Living Wage Benchmark Report: Non-Metropolitan Urban Kenya, Lake Naivasha (March 2014)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 14-01-02, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    10. Hui Xu & Shi Li & Liang Xiong & Peng Zhan, 2015. "Living Wage Benchmark Report: Urban China, Zhengzhou (August 2015)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 15-01-04, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    11. Richard Anker & Martha Anker, 2014. "Living Wage Benchmark Report: Rural Southern Malawi (January 2014)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 14-01-01, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    12. Eisenhauer, Joseph G., 2011. "The rich, the poor, and the middle class: Thresholds and intensity indices," Research in Economics, Elsevier, vol. 65(4), pages 294-304, December.
    13. Suleiman Abu-Bader & Daniel Gottlieb, 2009. "Poverty, education and employment in the Arab-Bedouin society: A comparative view," Working Papers 137, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality.
    14. Sabrina Neugebauer & Marzia Traverso & René Scheumann & Ya-Ju Chang & Kirana Wolf & Matthias Finkbeiner, 2014. "Impact Pathways to Address Social Well-Being and Social Justice in SLCA—Fair Wage and Level of Education," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 6(8), pages 1-19, July.
    15. Koen Voorend & Richard Anker & Martha Anker, 2017. "Informe sobre Living Wage: Costa Rica rural, Provincias Limón y Heredia (Mayo 2017)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 17-02-01, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    16. M.E. Khan & Richard Anker & Martha Anker & Sandhya Barge, 2016. "Living Wage Benchmark Report: Urban Bangladesh, Dhaka and Satellite Cities (March 2016)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 16-01-01, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    17. Sally Smith & Martha Anker & Richard Anker, 2017. "Living Wage Benchmark Report: Ghana, Lower Volta Area (February 2017)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 17-01-01, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    18. Ayelech Tiruwha Melese, 2015. "Living Wage Benchmark Report: Non-Metropolitan Urban Ethiopia, Ziway Region (July 2015)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 15-01-03, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    19. Koen Voorend & Richard Anker & Martha Anker, 2021. "Living Wage Update Report: Rural Belize (May 2021)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 21-04-08, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    20. Koen Voorend & Richard Anker & Martha Anker, "undated". "Living Wage Report - Rural Belize," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 26, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    21. Daniel Gottlieb & Alexander Fruman, 2011. "A quality-index of poverty measures," Working Papers 239, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality.
    22. Narasimha D. Rao & Jihoon Min, 2018. "Decent Living Standards: Material Prerequisites for Human Wellbeing," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 138(1), pages 225-244, July.
    23. Khatiwada, Sameer & Flaminiano, John Paul, 2019. "Prospects for Decent Work in Services," ADBI Working Papers 940, Asian Development Bank Institute.
    24. Koen Voorend & Richard Anker & Martha Anker, 2018. "Living Wage Benchmark Report: Rural Belize (May 2018)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 2018-01-02, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    25. Sue Bowden & Paul Mosley, 2012. "Politics, Public Expenditure and the Evolution of Poverty in Africa 1920-2009," Working Papers 2012003, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics.

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