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Fuzzy Subset Theory in the Measurement of Poverty

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  • Bantilan, Maria Cynthia S. Author_Email:
  • Bantilan, F.T. Author_Email:
  • de Castro, M.M. Author_Email:

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What has not been explored in the traditional measures of poverty is the extensive set of categorical variables that indicate standard of living and are already available from existing survey data. What precluded researchers from deriving poverty and welfare gauges from these data is the difficulty of incorporating these indicators in their measurement. This article offers a new approach to the traditional measures that allow these available data to be readily utilized. While accounting for the multi-dimensionality of the poverty phenomenon, the approach still provides formalism in the use of other variable parallel to and complementary with income and expenditure.

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  • Bantilan, Maria Cynthia S. Author_Email: & Bantilan, F.T. Author_Email: & de Castro, M.M. Author_Email:, "undated". "Fuzzy Subset Theory in the Measurement of Poverty," Philippine Journal of Development jpd_1992_vol__xix_no__1-d, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
    • Handle: RePEc:phd:pjdevt:jpd_1992_vol__xix_no__1-d
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62986/pjd1992.19.1d
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    1. Aldaba, Fernando T. Author_Email:, "undated". "Philippine Development: A Research Journey Through the Philippine Journal of Development," Philippine Journal of Development pjd_2002_vol__xxix_no__2-, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
    2. Hounkpodote, Hilaire, 2009. "Analyse Multidimensionnelle de la pauvreté au Bénin: une approche par les sous-ensembles flous [Multidimensional Analysis of Poverty in Benin: A Fuzzy Subsets Approach]," MPRA Paper 27005, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Aug 2009.

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