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We derive the asymptotic sampling distribution of various estimators frequently used to order
distributions in terms of poverty, welfare, and inequality. This includes estimators of most of …

Initiated by Esteban and Ray (1991, 1994), Foster and Wolfson (1992) and Wolfson (1994),
there has been a recent upsurge of interest in the measurement of polarization 1 and in the …

The publication of this book is in large part due to the role of Canada's Inter national
Development Research Center (IDRC) in encouraging policy-relevant research in the fields …

We propose a procedure for estimating the critical values of the extended Kolmogorov-
Smirnov tests of Stochastic Dominance of arbitrary order in the general K-prospect case. We …

The concept of a livelihood strategy has become central to development practice in recent
years. Nonetheless, precise identification of livelihoods in quantitative data has remained …

Of all measures of variability, the variance is by far the most popular. This paper argues that
Gini's Mean Difference (GMD), an alternative index of variability, shares many properties …

To analyze anti-poverty policies in tandem with the taxes used to pay for them, comparisons
of poverty before and after taxes and transfers are often used. We show that these …

The case for government subsidies for the provision of basic services is well established.
This rests on both efficiency and equity grounds. Governments are often required to …

The article compares the incidence of public healthcare across 11 Asian countries and
provinces, testing the dominance of healthcare concentration curves against an equal …