Exploring Subjective Poverty Dynamics: Beyond the Minimum Income Question, Tomáš Želinský (Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Economics, Slovakia)

Within the scope of various recommendations, the Task Force on Subjective Poverty Measures emphasizes the importance of properly utilizing the Minimum Income (or Spending) Question (MIQ/MSQ) with the intersection approach. This method is considered a fundamental approach for estimating a subjective poverty line (SPL) and identifying populations falling below this threshold. Introduced in the 1970s, the intersection approach has been employed across various contexts and comparisons for decades. To provide official data on subjective poverty using this method, it is imperative to include the MIQ/MSQ in surveys.
Unavailability of MIQ/MSQ question poses challenges when tracking trends in subjective poverty. As a result, researchers need to rely on various approximations or employ different methods. In this presentation, we introduce two distinct approaches for identifying households experiencing subjective poverty, with one approach also enabling the estimation of a SPL.