The Poverty Line
Concept and Measurement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19601422 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theo Goedhart, Victor Halberstadt, Arie Kapteyn (0000-0002-1855-5528, Japan External Trade Organization), Bernard Van Praag (Japan External Trade Organization) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 503-503 |
| Publication date | 1977-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Human Resources (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-166X • E-ISSN: 1548-8004 |
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/145372 |
| OpenAlex | W1484195408 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 128 |
| References cited | 7 |
In this paper, a new approach to defining the poverty line is proposed in which family heads are asked what they consider a minimal income level for their own family. It was found that the respondents appeared to specify higher amounts, the greater their actual income and family size, and that the relationship was loglinear. For each family size there is an income level at which a respondent's stated minimum income is equal to his actual income. This level is taken as a definition of the poverty line. The poverty line thus defined varies with family size
Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Line (geometry) · Poverty · Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 128 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,78 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 2025 (46) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 117 |