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Estimation D’Une Ligne D’Affluence : Cas Du Cameroun
[Affluence Line Estimation: Case Of Cameroon]

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  • BILOA ESSIMI, Jean Aristide
  • CHAMENI NEMBUA, Celestin

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In this study, we construct an affluence line for the country, using Cameroonian Households surveys (2007). This line is an anti-poverty line. The proposed affluence line is derived here based on the principle of transfer of resources of the richest to the poorest

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  • BILOA ESSIMI, Jean Aristide & CHAMENI NEMBUA, Celestin, 2013. "Estimation D’Une Ligne D’Affluence : Cas Du Cameroun [Affluence Line Estimation: Case Of Cameroon]," MPRA Paper 48095, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Affluence; Richness; Poverty; Inequality; Cameroon;
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    JEL classification:

    • C02 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - Mathematical Economics
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General

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