Foster–Greer–Thorbecke indices
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
poverty measure
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| gptkbp:alpha=0 |
headcount ratio
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| gptkbp:alpha=1 |
poverty gap index
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| gptkbp:alpha=2 |
squared poverty gap index
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
FGT indices
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
UN poverty reports
World Bank poverty analysis |
| gptkbp:citation |
development economics literature
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| gptkbp:field |
development studies
economics |
| gptkbp:form |
FGT(α) = (1/N) Σ [(z - y_i)/z]^α for y_i < z
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| gptkbp:generalizes |
headcount ratio
poverty gap index squared poverty gap |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Foster–Greer–Thorbecke indices
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| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1984
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| gptkbp:name |
total population
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:James_Foster
gptkb:Joel_Greer gptkb:Erik_Thorbecke |
| gptkbp:parameter |
alpha
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Econometrica
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| gptkbp:usedFor |
measuring poverty
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| gptkbp:y_i |
income of individual i
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| gptkbp:z |
poverty line
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:James_Savin_Foster
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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