IMF Working Papers

Defining, Measuring and Alleviating Poverty in an Economy in Transition: The Case of Lithuania

By Peter Cornelius

October 1, 1994

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Peter Cornelius. Defining, Measuring and Alleviating Poverty in an Economy in Transition: The Case of Lithuania, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1994) accessed September 19, 2024
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The IMF Working Papers series is designed to make IMF staff research available to a wide audience. Almost 300 Working Papers are released each year, covering a wide range of theoretical and analytical topics, including balance of payments, monetary and fiscal issues, global liquidity, and national and international economic developments.

Subject: Expenditure, National accounts, Personal income, Poverty, Poverty measurement, Poverty reduction, Social assistance spending

Keywords: Baltics, Benefit, Expenditure data, Extent poverty, Income, Income decile, Personal income, Poverty gap ratio, Poverty line, Poverty measurement, Poverty reduction, Social assistance spending, Summary poverty measure, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    28

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1994/116

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA1161994

  • ISBN:

    9781451942248

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941