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The Foster–Greer–Thorbecke (FGT) poverty measures: 25 years later

2010268 citationsJournal Article

Authors

James Foster · George Washington University

Joel Greer · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Erik Thorbecke · Cornell University

Topics & Keywords

Income, Poverty, and Inequality Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Social and Economic Development in India

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Economic Inequality

Volume 8, Issue 4, pp. 491-524

DOI: 10.1007/s10888-010-9136-1

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 19.65

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