POROVNANIE ALTERNATÍVNYCH PRíSTUPOV K ODHADU INDIVIDUÁLNEHO BLAHOBYTU DOMÁCNOSTÍ OHROZENÝCH RIZIKOM CHUDOBY

• Authors: Želinský Tomáš

Title variants

EN

Comparison of alternative approaches to estimation of individual welfare of poor households

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

Choice of a proper approach to individual welfare measurement is an important element of poverty measurement process. The aim of the paper is to develop simple measures of individual welfare. Two alternative approaches to individual welfare estimation by direct method are used. The first approach is based on furnishings of households by goods of long-term consumption. The second approach is based on the structure of households' expenses. Index of households' furnishings and index of expenses structure are proposed. Levels of the poorest households' welfare in Eastern Slovakia (mainly of Roma ethnic origin) are then compared. The sample consists of 170 households from Eastern Slovakia participating in micro savings program of ETP Slovakia. Values of indices are in close relation to equivalent disposable income. The proposed indices may serve as supplementary measures of individual welfare of households.

Keywords

EN

EASTERN SLOVAKIA; HOUSEHOLDS; POVERTY; ROMA COMMUNITY; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; WELFARE MEASUREMENT

Discipline

• ECONOMICS: ECONOMICS

• Publisher: Institute of Slovak and World Economics and Institute for Forecasting, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Ekonomický časopis (Journal of Economics)
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 58
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 251-270
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Želinský Tomáš

• Technická univerzita v Košiciach, Ekonomická fakulta, Němcovej 32, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic

• Tomas Zelinsky, Technicka univerzita v Kosiciach, Ekonomicka fakulta, Katedra regionalnych vied a manazmentu, Nemcovej 32, 040 01 Kosice, Slovak Republic

Identifiers

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11SKAAAA100910