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Poverty and Welfare Measurement on the Basis of Prospect Theory

Author
Jantti, Markus; Kanbur, Ravi; Nyyssola, Milla; Pirttila, Jukka
Description
WP 2013-07 January 2013 JEL Classification Codes: I32; O12
Sponsorship
This study has been prepared within the UNU-WIDER project on 'New Approaches to Measuring Poverty and Vulnerability', directed by Jukka Pirttilä and Markus Jäntti. This paper is reproduced here by permission of UNU-WIDER, who commissioned the original research and holds copyright thereon. UNU-WIDER gratefully acknowledges the financial contributions to the research programme from the governments of Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Date Issued
2013-01-01Publisher
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
Subject
prospect theory; poverty; inequality; welfare measurement; vulnerability
Type
article