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Economic Growth, Poverty And Income Support Programmes In Australia

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  • Nanak Kakwani

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This paper develops a methodology to measure the effectiveness of government's income support on poverty. This is accomplished by computing poverty elasticities with respect to individual income components. A poverty reform index is developed to bring marginal reforms in government transfer programmes in order to minimize aggregate poverty. Applying the methodology developed in this paper to Australian data offers many useful conclusions concerning the changes in poverty in Australia between 1984 to 1988–9 and 1988–9 to 1993–4.

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  • Nanak Kakwani, 2000. "Economic Growth, Poverty And Income Support Programmes In Australia," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 5(1-2), pages 14-37.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjapxx:v:5:y:2000:i:1-2:p:14-37
    DOI: 10.1080/13547860008540780
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    1. Bradbury, Bruce & Saunders, Peter, 1990. "How Reliable Are Estimates of Poverty in Australia? Some Sensitivity Tests for the Period 1981-82 to 1985-86," Australian Economic Papers, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(55), pages 154-181, December.
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