Hierarchy of needs and the measurement of poverty and standards of living

The focus of this Element is on the idea that choice is hierarchical so that there exists an order of acquisition of durable goods and assets as real incomes increase. Two main approaches to deriving such an order are presented, the so-called Paroush approach and Item Response Theory. An empirical i...
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Gespeichert in:
Autor*in:

Deutsch, Joseph - 1950- [verfasserIn]

Silber, Jacques - 1947- [verfasserIn]

Format:

E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press ; 2024

Rechteinformationen:

Open Access.

Schlagwörter:

Grundbedürfnisse / Dauerhafte Konsumgüter / Privater Konsum / Einkommensverteilung / Lebensstandard / Armut / Messung / Engel-Kurve / Item-Response-Theorie

Schlagwörter:

Income distribution

Consumer behavior

Poverty

consumption expenditures

durable goods

Eurobarometer

hierarchical choice

inequality

Item Response Theory

order of acquisition

order of curtailment

Paroush approach

poverty

welfare

Anmerkung:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Feb 2024)

Umfang:

1 online resource (90 pages) ; digital, PDF file(s)

Reihe:

Cambridge elements. Elements in development economics

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ISBN:

978-1-009-35820-0

978-1-009-48597-5

978-1-009-35817-0

DOI / URN:

10.1017/9781009358200

Katalog-ID:

1883162998

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