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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| 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 |
| 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. (...) |
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