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Poverty in the Russian Federation

Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell and Bernard van Praag

No 259, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper is intended to shed light on the extent of poverty in the Russian Federation. We present estimates of poverty lines and poverty ratios derived from subjective questions used in a during data collection for a large household panel (RUSSET). We estimate poverty using a subjective approach, where the level of the poverty line is derived using the opinion of the individual, rich or poor, on poverty. This approach differs from the objective approach to poverty, which defines poverty according to the opinion of experts. Three subjective poverty lines are presented: one the Financial Satisfaction Poverty Line, two the Leyden Poverty Line, and three the Subjective Well-Being Poverty Line. The first two poverty lines are based on subjective questions regarding income and economic welfare while the last concept focuses on satisfaction with life as a whole. The results obtained are compared with each other and with results derived using ’objective’ measures and official figures.

Keywords: Poverty; subjective poverty; Leyden approach; well-being; Russian Federation.; financial satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 D31 D60 I32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37 pages
Date: 2001-02
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Published - published in: Journal of Happiness Studies, 2001, 2 (2), 147-172

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