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Poverty Measurement: Orshansky's Original Measures and the Development of Alternatives

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  • Constance F. Citro

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  • Michele Ver Ploeg & Constance F. Citro, 2008. "Poverty Measurement: Orshansky's Original Measures and the Development of Alternatives," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 30(3), pages 581-590.
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    1. Rebecca M. Blank, 2008. "Presidential address: How to improve poverty measurement in the United States," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 27(2), pages 233-254.
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    2. B. James Deaton & Ekaterina Niman, 2012. "An empirical examination of the relationship between mining employment and poverty in the Appalachian region," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(3), pages 303-312, January.

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