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Measuring poverty within and between population subgroups

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  • Massimo Civardi

    (Università di Milano-Bicocca)

  • Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti

    (Università di Pavia e Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di Pavia)

Abstract

In this paper we propose a decomposition of the Foster, Greer, Thorbecke (FGT) class of poverty indices into two components (namely, poverty within groups and poverty between groups) when both a community-wide threshold and a specific poverty line for each subgroup of population is used. The aim is to suggest an integrated perspective that takes into account both poverty within a specific subgroup of the population and poverty between different subgroups. This allows us to throw light on the relative well-being conditions of specific subgroups of the population as well as of society as a whole. The paper also includes an empirical application of the suggested methodology based on the European Community Household Panel

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  • Massimo Civardi & Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti, 2008. "Measuring poverty within and between population subgroups," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Vita e Pensiero, Pubblicazioni dell'Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, vol. 116(3), pages 305-320.
    • Handle: RePEc:vep:journl:y:2008:v:116:i:3:p:305-320
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    JEL classification:

    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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