000151524 001__ 151524 000151524 005__ 20210122073221.0 000151524 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.151524 000151524 037__ $$a1744-2016-140876 000151524 041__ $$aeng 000151524 084__ $$aC43 000151524 084__ $$aI32 000151524 084__ $$aF35 000151524 245__ $$aThe Poverty Burden: A Measure of the Difficulty of Ending Extreme Poverty 000151524 260__ $$c2010-03-30 000151524 269__ $$a2010-03-30 000151524 270__ $$mj.quiggin@uq.edu.au$$pQuiggin, John 000151524 270__ $$mr.mahadevan@economics.uq.edu.au$$pMahadevan, Renuka 000151524 300__ $$a22 000151524 336__ $$aWorking or Discussion Paper 000151524 490__ $$aAustralian Public Policy Program 000151524 490__ $$aP10/2 000151524 520__ $$aIn this paper, we consider an extension of the commonly used poverty gap measure that may be used to address the question of whether the elimination of poverty is a feasible objective, given sufficient political commitment. The resources potentially available to address poverty may be measured by the total amount by which the incomes of the non-poor exceed the same poverty line. The ratio of the poverty gap to the resources potentially available is equal to the proportional tax rate on incomes in excess of the poverty line that would be required to fund a transfer sufficient to raise the incomes of all poor people to the poverty line. We refer to this ratio as the ‘poverty burden’ (PB). We provide a formal definition of the poverty burden and an analysis of its properties as a poverty measure. 000151524 650__ $$aFood Security and Poverty 000151524 650__ $$aHealth Economics and Policy 000151524 6531_ $$aIndex numbers 000151524 6531_ $$aPoverty 000151524 6531_ $$aAid 000151524 700__ $$aQuiggin, John 000151524 700__ $$aMahadevan, Renuka 000151524 8564_ $$943e1ab6a-ef00-4047-a769-074908819002$$s307441$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/151524/files/WPP10_2.pdf 000151524 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/151524 000151524 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:151524$$pGLOBAL_SET 000151524 912__ $$nSubmitted by Evelyn Smart (e.smart@uq.edu.au) on 2013-06-21T02:57:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 WPP10_2.pdf: 307441 bytes, checksum: 5763b7c123de00634853bf29354b53a7 (MD5) 000151524 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2013-06-21T02:57:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 WPP10_2.pdf: 307441 bytes, checksum: 5763b7c123de00634853bf29354b53a7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-03-30 000151524 913__ $$aLicense granted by Evelyn Smart (e.smart@uq.edu.au) on 2013-06-21T02:53:26Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (&ldquo;Work&rdquo;). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (&ldquo;University&rdquo;), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000151524 980__ $$a1744 000151524 982__ $$gUniversity of Queensland>School of Economics>Risk and Sustainable Management Group Working Papers