Essays about: "Foster-Greer-Thorbecke model"

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  1. 1. The Analysis of Rural Poverty in Ethiopia : regarding the three measurements of poverty

    University essay from Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mohammad Sepahvand; [2009]
    Keywords : Ethiopia; Poverty measurements; Foster-Greer-Thorbecke model; the headcount; the poverty gap and the squared poverty gap index;

    Abstract : This paper analyses rural poverty in Ethiopia using the 1997 round of household survey data from the Ethiopian Rural Household Survey. Poverty measurements are estimated using a consumption based two-step procedure through the implementation of the Foster-Greer-Thorbecke model. READ MORE