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Who are the poor? Who are the rich? Evidence for Portugal

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the main determinants of the probability of a household being poor, middle class, or rich. Design/methodology/approach – A new and integrated approach to the measurement of inequality in income distribution, poverty, and richness was recently proposed. Based on that approach and considering data for the Portuguese economy, the authors estimate a multinomial mod...

Measurement and determinants of health poverty and richness: evidence from Port...

The analysis of health inequalities is a critical topic for health policy. With data for Portugal, we propose a procedure to convert information provided by the official National Health Survey to EuroQol. Based on these data, we make two contributions. First, we extend measures and methods commonly applied in other fields of economic research in order to quantify the phenomena of health poverty, richness, and i...

Gender differences in occupational mobility: evidence from Portugal

In this paper we evaluate if gender influences the pattern of upward and downward occupational mobility. With data for Portugal in the period 1998-2009, we find that women have a lower probability of upward mobility and a higher probability of downward mobility. The results also reveal the importance of some other determinant factors, especially education and initial occupation. Additionally, considering an ana...

Individual determinants of self-employment entry: what do we really know?

The analysis of the decision to enter into self-employment is a hot topic in economic literature. Among the elements that most directly influence this decision, individual factors are central. This study produces a comprehensive survey of the impact of these factors, covering both the theoretical arguments and the main conclusions emerging from the empirical studies. We analyze twelve critical determinant facto...

Medindo pobreza, riqueza e desigualdade em saúde

Comunicação apresentada no VII Congresso Português de Sociologia ; A quantificação da desigualdade, da pobreza e, mais recentemente, da riqueza tem o seu espaço próprio na literatura económica. A aplicação de medidas tradicionais no contexto de avaliação da distribuição do rendimento pode ser desenvolvida com vantagem no contexto da avaliação empírica da saúde. A nossa principal contribuição para a literatura ...

An integrated approach for the measurement of inequality, poverty and richness

We propose a new and integrated approach to the measurement of inequality in income distribution, poverty, and richness. In the context of the poverty and richness measures, we consider the three dimensions usually analysed – incidence, intensity, and severity. The proposed broad set of indicators is easy to calculate and is based on a neutral income inequality concept. The method also allows an objective inter...

Composite indicators of development: the importance of the weights

Comunicação apresentada em Conference Proceedings International Conference “New Challenges of Economic and Business Development" – 2012, Riga ; Measuring countries' levels of development is one of the most complex tasks in economics. The recognized multidimensionality of the phenomenon has increasingly led to the use of composite indicators in order to overcome the limitations usually identified in such measur...

Composite indicators of development: the importance of dimensional weights

Measuring and quantifying development makes increasing use of composite indicators. This raises the issue of the determination of the proper weighting of the various dimensions considered: Using a public-opinion survey conducted in Portugal, we evaluate the importance of the main dimensions of development and examine if the dimensional weights depend on the respondents' individual characteristics such as gender...

Sobre os ponderadores dimensionais na medição compósita do desenvolvimento: um ...