tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post1296890111177070756..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Poverty in poverty measuresEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-70549720333569550982010-12-01T09:31:18.308+13:002010-12-01T09:31:18.308+13:00I can't help with your overall question, but I...I can't help with your overall question, but I'm pretty sure Jonathan Boston (I don't know where he was working at the time) designed exactly such a measure (as well as a more traditional 50/60% of median) of poverty for the Shipley government.Matthew Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14827710406354417332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-22947321038651384312010-11-18T07:04:21.003+13:002010-11-18T07:04:21.003+13:00It sounds a bit odd to me also, for the same reaso...It sounds a bit odd to me also, for the same reason: first we find poor people, then measure what they buy, and that helps us define poverty.<br /><br />I didn't quite get the refinement stage but it sounds as though it depends on which type of product one buys in each category. If he is right that this separates inability from uwillingness to purchase it would be a big step forward, but on the face of it there is the same problem here: eg poor people buy cheap low quality bread, so purchases in that category help us define poverty.John Smallhttp://www.progressiveturmoil.comnoreply@blogger.com