Anmerkungen:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments June 2000 erstellt
Beschreibung:
Poverty indices are usually calculated on the basis of cross section income data. As an indicator of well-being the results of such analyses have two shortcomings. First, income insecurity and the risk of becoming poor may affect a person's well-being even if ex post her income is above the poverty line. Second, poverty measurement should take into account time. The longer a period of deficient income lasts the worse is the situation of the individual or household in poverty. The paper generalizes some common poverty measures to account for risk and time