Measuring poverty within and between population subgroups

Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti () and Marisa Civardi

No 2006-06, IRISS Working Paper Series from IRISS at CEPS/INSTEAD

Abstract: In this paper we propose a decomposition of the Foster, Greer, Thorbecke (FGT) class of poverty indexes into two additive 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 group-specific and overall living conditions, and allows us to throw light on the relative well-being conditions of specific subgroups of population as well as of the entire society. The paper is complemented with an empirical application of the suggested methodology based on the European Community Household Panel.

Keywords: poverty measurement; FGT index; subgroup poverty lines (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I30 I32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2006-11
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