Absolute and Relative Deprivation and the Measurement of Poverty

Jean-Yves Duclos and Philippe Gregoire ()

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Abstract: This paper develops the link between poverty and inequality by focussing on a class of poverty indices (some of them well-known) which aggregate normative concerns for absolute and relative deprivation. The indices are distinguished by a parameter value that captures the ethical sensitivity of poverty measurement to "exclusion" or "relative-deprivation" aversion. The indices can be readily used to predict the impact of growth on poverty. An illustration using LIS data finds that the United States show more relative deprivation than Denmark and Belgium whatever the percentiles considered, but that overall deprivation comparisons of the four countries considered will generally depend on the intensity of the ethical concern for relative deprivation. The impact of growth on poverty also depends on the presence of and on the attention granted to concerns over relative deprivation.

Keywords: Poverty; Relative Deprivation; Inequality; Poverty Alleviation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D6 I3 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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Journal Article: Absolute and Relative Deprivation and the Measurement of Poverty (2002)
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Working Paper: Absolute and Relative Deprivation and the Measurement of Poverty (1999)
Working Paper: Absolute and Relative Deprivation and the Measurement of Poverty (1999)
Working Paper: Absolute and Relative Deprivation and the Measurement of Poverty (1999)
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