Exercise 4.5 |
Using the results of ex-4.4, compute the share of food expenditures in the total expenditures of those whose level of total expenditures equals the food poverty line estimated in ex-4.1. By dividing the food poverty line by this share, estimate a second global poverty line. |
Answer |
Total poverty line
Poverty line | = |
Food expenditures |
= |
304.68 | = |
664.66 |
Share of food expenditures |
0.458393 |