Working Paper 6. Child Poverty in Vietnam: Using Adult Equivalence Scales to Estimate Income-Poverty for Different Age Groups

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2002
Country:
Vietnam
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Social Change
Authors:
Masset, E., White, H.

Abstract

The paper begins by reviewing different approaches to estimating child expenditure, arguing that one based on equivalence scales is the only defensible approach. Part 3 explains the theory behind the two most commonly used approaches, the method of empirical estimation and how these estimates are used to calculate child poverty. Part 4 applies the method to the case of Vietnam and Part 5 concludes.

Citation

ISBN 1-904427-05-7, 36 pp.

Working Paper 6. Child Poverty in Vietnam: Using Adult Equivalence Scales to Estimate Income-Poverty for Different Age Groups

Published 1 January 2002
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