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An Alternative of Poverty Line Measurement: a Case Study of Indonesia

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This paper discusses poverty lines in Indonesia. Firstly, the various poverty lines in Indonesia is discussed. The differences in methodologies and assumptions had created the central controversies in determining the poverty lines: kinds and quantities of goods. Secondly, an alternative poverty line measurement is the theoretically derived under Linear Expenditure System (LES). This poverty line might overcome the controversies. Thirdly, the poverty line measurement is then applied in case of Indonesia. This paper consludes that the economic crisis in 1997 had led to the increase of poverty lines in urban areas higher than in rural area.

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  • Widodo, Tri, 2001. "An Alternative of Poverty Line Measurement: a Case Study of Indonesia," MPRA Paper 78323, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Poverty Line; Linear Expenditure System (LES); Seemingly Uncorrelated Regression (SUR).;
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    JEL classification:

    • D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory
    • D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General

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