Measuring poverty using both income and wealth: A cross-country comparison between the U.S. and Spain

We study the correspondence between a householdís income and its vulnerability to income shocks in two developed countries: the U.S. and Spain. Vulnerability is measured by the availability of wealth to smooth consumption in a multidimensional approach to poverty, which allows us to identify three g...

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Main Author:	Fran Azpitarte
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Other human society not elsewhere classified Other language, communication and culture not elsewhere classified Income poverty Wealth Vulnerability Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/36507
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