Evaluating Regional Poverty in China With Subjective Equivalence Scales
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This paper analyzes the poverty in urban China in 1995 using 1995 Chinese Household Income Projects (CHIP) data. It applies the intersection method to estimate the minimum poverty thresholds and the implicit equivalence scales that differentiate according to family sizes and regional characteristics. The Sen Index of Poverty and Headcount Index are estimated at four distinct poverty thresholds for 1995. Using formal statistical inference procedures and equivalence scales based on household composition only we find that the Coastal region has the lowest poverty. In contrast, the Coastal region shows the highest poverty level if we control for region.
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