Spatial microsimulation as a method for estimating different poverty rates in Australia

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 222-235

  Tanton, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Microsimulation; Poverty; Regional analysis

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79955384073     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.601     Document Type: Article

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