Poverty, richness, and inequality: evidence for Portugal using a housing comfort index

With data for Portugal we propose an index of housing comfort based on the Household Budget Survey. This index covers housing and durable goods grouped in two dimensions: basic comfort and complementary comfort. Taking this index as starting point we make two contributions. First we quantify the phe...

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Main Author: Fernandes, C. (author)
Other Authors: Crespo, N. (author), Simões, N. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10071/12952
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/12952