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      Sensibilidad del análisis de la pobreza a las escalas de equivalencias. Una aplicación para Argentina Translated title: Equivalence scales and the sensitivity of poverty. An application to Argentina

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          Resumen: Las escalas de equivalencia cumplen un rol central en las mediciones de pobreza. Este trabajo analiza la evolución y niveles de pobreza monetaria en Argentina y explora cómo se modifica la composición demográfica de la población pobre al emplear tres escalas de equivalencia alternativas. Los resultados sugieren que las tasas de pobreza son sensibles a la elección de la escala de equivalencia, mientras que la evolución es robusta. Se evidencian cambios en el perfil de la pobreza a favor de ciertos tipos de hogares de acuerdo con la escala empleada. Los resultados dependen de cómo se defina la línea de pobreza.

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          Abstract: Household equivalence scales serve a key role in measuring income poverty. This paper analyzes poverty trends and levels under a set of alternative equivalence scales for Argentina and explores how the use of different scales modifies the demographic composition of the poor population. Results suggest that poverty levels are indeed affected by the choice of the scale, although trends are robust. There is evidence of changes in the demographic profile of the poor in favor of certain household types according to the scale employed. Results depend on how the poverty line is set.

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                Journal
                rae
                Revista de análisis económico
                RAE
                ILADES. Universidad Alberto Hurtado. (Santiago, , Chile )
                0718-8870
                October 2022
                : 37
                : 2
                : 23-47
                Affiliations
                [1] Buenos Aires Buenos Aires orgnameUniversidad Nacional de Mar del Plata Argentina lecheverria@ 123456mdp.edu.ar
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                S0718-88702022000200023 S0718-8870(22)03700200023
                70c07d50-4def-4b4a-8b06-c96d6ada4919

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                distribución del ingreso,perfiles demográficos,Equivalence scales,poverty,income distribution,demographic profile,Escalas de equivalencia,pobreza

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