¿Son adecuados los índices para medir la pobreza en tiempo de crisis?

Abstract

IN THIS PAPER ARE PRESENTED THE PRINCIPAL INDICES TO MEASURE THE PROVERTY IN TIME OF CRISIS. THE AUTHOR ANALYSES THE EFFECT THAN AN INCOME REDUCTION OF A POOR PEOPLE HAS ON THE PRESENTED POVERTY INDICES. FINALLY, HE OBTAINS THE SENSIBILITY CURVES ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH INDICES AND COMPARES THEM TO OBSERVE THE NET EFFECTS OF A REGRESSIVE TRANSFER ON SUCH INDICES.