Browsing Statistisk sentralbyrås publikasjonsserier / Published by Statistics Norway by Subject "JEL classification: D12"
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The predictive ability of poverty models : empirical evidence from Uganda
(Discussion Papers;No. 560, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: This paper examines the performance of a particular method for predicting poverty. The method is a supplement to the approach of measuring poverty through a fully-fledged household expenditure survey. As most ... -
The substitution bias of the consumer price index
(Discussion Papers;No. 451, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: The paper uses elementary consumer theory to propose an inflation independent ratio definition of the substitution bias of the Laspeyres consumer price index, and derives an approximate substitution bias which ... -
Tout est au mieux dans ce meilleur des ménages possibles : The Pangloss critique of equivalence scales
(Discussion Papers;No. 296, Working paper, 2001)Abstract: A common approach to defining equivalence scales is to consider a household modelled as if it maximizes a single utility function. This may be founded on an assumption of the household maximizing a welfare ...