On intertemporal poverty measures: the role of affluence and want

Journal article

This paper proposes classes of intertemporal poverty measures which take into account both the debilitating impact of prolonged spells in poverty and the mitigating effect of periods of a­ffluence on subsequent poverty. The weight assigned to the level of poverty in each time period depends on the length of the preceding spell of poverty or of non-poverty. The proposed classes of intertemporal poverty measures are quite general and allow for a range of possible judgements as to the overall impact on a poor period of preceding spells of poverty or a­ffluence. We discuss the properties of the proposed classes of measures and axiomatically characterize these measures.

Authors: Dutta, I; Roope, L; Zank, H

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Springer
• Journal: Social Choice and Welfare
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 741-762
• Publication date: 2013-10-01
• DOI: 10.1007/s00355-012-0709-8
• EISSN: 1432-217X
• ISSN: 0176-1714
• Language: English
• Keywords: Intertemporal poverty; Intensification; Mitigation