Poverty Measurement in the Presence of a ‘Group‐Affiliation’ Externality

Journal of Human Development and Capabilities

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-76

  Subramanian, S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Affiliation; Axiomatics; Externality; Grouping; Inequality; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951716731     PISSN: 19452829     EISSN: 19452837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649880802675168     Document Type: Article

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