The Measurement of the Minimum Cost of Living Using LES in Ilam Province

There are several definitions and measurement of poverty .In this study we use the relative poverty line by using and basic groups of consumption pattern including foods, cloth, housing, health, transportation, recreation and education and others. We calculated the relative index, relative gap incom...

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Main Authors: Shaker Mohamadi, Ali Sayemiri, Hadi Gorji
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2007-06-01
Series:فصلنامه پژوهش‌های اقتصادی ایران
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Online Access:https://ijer.atu.ac.ir/article_3645_7d7a9cdb740fe3fda6c2ea799d763a6e.pdf
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Summary:There are several definitions and measurement of poverty .In this study we use the relative poverty line by using and basic groups of consumption pattern including foods, cloth, housing, health, transportation, recreation and education and others. We calculated the relative index, relative gap income poverty inequality index and Kakavani in 1995 were 52%, 39% 33% and 17%, respectively and in 2004 to 17%, 33%, 16% and 3% which shows a considerable improvement.
ISSN:1726-0728
2476-6445