MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY - POLAND IN THE 1980S

This paper presents results of an examination of poverty in Poland in the 1980s. The individual welfare measure is expenditure on consumptio n per equivalent adult. Household equivalence scales are estimated usi ng a quasi-exact scales translogarithmic model. Four poverty indices a re calculated. These are intended to capture the following aspects of poverty: (1) incidence, (2) relative deprivation, and (3) social abili ty to eliminate poverty by income transfers. The study revealed signif icant changes in poverty during the investigated period, from 9 to 30 percent with persistent poverty resulting for pensioners, farmers and low educated persons.