Statistical inference for poverty indices with fixed poverty lines

Applied Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 387-392

  Rongve, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; POVERTY INDEX; POVERTY MEASUREMENT;

CANADA;

EID: 0030717536     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368497327173     Document Type: Article

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