A sensitivity analysis of poverty definitions

Nicholas tibor Longford; Catia Nicodemo

A sensitivity analysis of poverty definitions

Nicholas tibor Longford
, Catia Nicodemo

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We conduct a sensitivity analysis of several estimators related to household income, to explore how some details of the definitions of the variables concerned influence the values of the common estimates, such as the mean, median and (poverty) rates. The purpose of this study is to highlight that some of the operational definitions entail an element of arbitrariness which leaves an undesirable stamp on the inferences made. The analyses use both a cross-sectional and a longitudinal (panel) component of the EU-SILC database.

langue originale	Anglais
Éditeur	CEPS/INSTEAD
Nombre de pages	47
état	Publié - 2009
Modification externe	Oui

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Nom	IRISS Working Papers
Editeur	CEPS/INSTEAD
Numéro	2009-15

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