Medeiros's affluence line as a multiple of the median
Arguments
x
the income vector
weight
vector of weights
k
poverty line as a multiple of the median income
Author
Anna Saczewska-Piotrowska, Alicja Wolny-Dominiak
Details
The Medeiros's affluence line is based on the concept of poverty gap related to a given poverty line (in the package this line is set as a defined by the user
multiple of the median income). Based on the determined poverty gap, there is calculated the point where the income of the richest should be reduced in order
to make possible enough transfers to cover this gap and eliminate poverty. The calculated point of income may be also presented as the multiple of the median income.
References
Medeiros M. (2006) The rich and the poor: The construction of an affluence line from the poverty line. Social Indicators Research, 78(1), pp. 1-18.