tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20142791.post2108638130412047102..comments2024-03-11T07:41:19.149-04:00Comments on The Perfect Substitute: Good News, Everybody! Poverty EditionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20142791.post-89468200252267852692009-07-30T11:52:22.517-04:002009-07-30T11:52:22.517-04:00Much agreed. Consumption smoothing and unreported ...Much agreed. Consumption smoothing and unreported earned income make the income based poverty measures far too untrustworthy.Justin M Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06990658017459237627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20142791.post-59006384737030848022009-07-30T11:42:11.546-04:002009-07-30T11:42:11.546-04:00The idea of a consumption-based poverty measure se...The idea of a consumption-based poverty measure seems lengths better than an income-based one. Poverty itself is subjective, and you can't get away from that, but for what it's worth consumption seems a better measure of what people are trying to get after.Matt E. Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00290146649328322694noreply@blogger.com