Keywords
Basic needs
Basic need products
Per-capita income
Statistics and Census
Poverty
Basic need products
Per-capita income
Statistics and Census
Poverty
How to Cite
Pérez Valverde, N. (2008). Equivalence Scales in Poverty Measurement: Summary of a Master’s Thesis in Statistics, UCR. Revista De Ciencias Económicas, 26(1), 399-403. https://doi.org/10.15517/rce.v26i1.7172
Abstract
Currently in Costa Rica, to identify poor households, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) compares per capita household income against a calculated poverty line, which is based on the cost of the basic food basket. By using per capita household income as a benchmark, this method assumes that the basic needs of individuals within a household are the same.
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Copyright (c) 2008 Nancy Pérez Valverde
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