Abul Naga, Ramses H. (1994) Identifying the poor: a multiple indicator approach. DARP (9). Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.
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Abstract
The standard approach to the study of poverty assumes the existence of an ideal variable that captures the extent of deprivation. In this paper we postulate that poverty is involved with many dimensions. We use a latent variable framework to predict the extent of an individual's hardship as a function ?i =ax1i + bx2i +..., where the x's are indicators of i's income status, yi, and the latter variable is not observed.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk |
| Additional Information: | © 1994 Ramses H. Abul Naga |
| Divisions: | STICERD |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| JEL classification: | I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare and Poverty > I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C3 - Econometric Methods: Multiple; Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables; Endogenous Regressors > C39 - Other |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2008 15:22 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 18:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/6621 |
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