Asset-Based Measurement of Poverty
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2010-01Author
Smeeding, Timothy M.
Magri, Silvia
Brandolini, Andrea
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This paper investigates measures of poverty that rely on indicators of household net worth. The authors review and assess two main approaches: income-net worth measures and asset-poverty. They provide fresh cross-national evidence based on data from the Luxembourg Wealth Study.
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