Estimating NAS Consistent Poverty and Inequality from NSS Data

Chaganti, Ravi and Motkuri, Venkatanarayana (2011): Estimating NAS Consistent Poverty and Inequality from NSS Data.

Abstract

In this paper an attempt is made to estimate poverty line/ratio and inequality consistent with NAS based consumption expenditure (PFCE), from NSSO based consumption expenditure data. It is to be noted that the paper is not going to address the poverty measurement controversy based on two sources of estimations but explores consistent estimation.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Poverty, inequality, Welfare, India, Poverty Measurement
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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