Measuring Poverty at the Regional Level in Spain: A Reflexive Approach

This article assesses the utility of adjusting the poverty threshold for regional areas of Spain and of using thresholds anchored in time. It also offers a critical review of equivalence scales as a central element in estimating poverty. To do this, data from the Income and Living Conditions Surveys...

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Main Authors: Nerea Zugasti, Miguel Laparra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) 2017-01-01
Series:Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (REIS)
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Online Access:http://reis.cis.es/REIS/PDF/REIS_158_07_ENGLISH1491549551257.pdf

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