A Consistent Measure of Real Poverty: A Reply to Ravallion

In 1961, the United States Department of Agriculture published an Economy Food Plan carefully designed “as a nutritionally adequate diet for short-term or emergency use” for poor people. This diet was updated and later re-branded as the Thrifty Food Plan. The lowest cost stated for this minimal diet...

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Autor: Pogge, Thomas
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2008
País:Brasil
Recursos:Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA)
Repositório:Repositório Institucional da IPEA (RCIpea)
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/15090
Acesso em linha:https://repositorio.ipea.gov.br/handle/11058/15090
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Consistent Measure
Real Poverty
Reply
Ravallion
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Resumo:In 1961, the United States Department of Agriculture published an Economy Food Plan carefully designed “as a nutritionally adequate diet for short-term or emergency use” for poor people. This diet was updated and later re-branded as the Thrifty Food Plan. The lowest cost stated for this minimal diet was $80.40 per person per month in 1999. (...)