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Researching poverty: Methods, results and impact

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This article draws on evidence generated in recent deprivation studies conducted by the author and colleagues at the Social Policy Research Centre. After outlining some of the main limitations of poverty line studies, the paper explains how the deprivation approach addresses these weaknesses and illustrates the insights that deprivation studies can provide into the nature of poverty in contemporary Australia. It then compares the results produced by a deprivation approach with those produced using a poverty line – both in terms of what they imply about the extent of the problem and who they suggest is most affected by it. The comparisons demonstrate that the reservations that many hold about poverty research can be overcome and that when this is done, the results become more compelling and thus have the potential to have a greater impact on anti-poverty policy.

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  • Peter Saunders, 2013. "Researching poverty: Methods, results and impact," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 24(2), pages 205-218, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecolab:v:24:y:2013:i:2:p:205-218
    DOI: 10.1177/1035304613482652
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    1. Peter Saunders & Trish Hill, 2008. "A Consistent Poverty Approach to Assessing the Sensitivity of Income Poverty Measures and Trends," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 41(4), pages 371-388, December.
    2. Hielke Buddelmeyer & Sher Verick, 2008. "Understanding the Drivers of Poverty Dynamics in Australian Households," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 84(266), pages 310-321, September.
    3. Peter Saunders & Yuvisthi Naidoo, 2009. "Poverty, Deprivation and Consistent Poverty," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 85(271), pages 417-432, December.
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    Keywords

    Deprivation; housing costs; poverty; poverty measurement;
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    • I13 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Insurance, Public and Private

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