@TechReport{economics.dp.2011-41, author = {Subramanian, Subbu }, title = {The Focus Axiom and Poverty: On the Co-existence of Precise Language and Ambiguous Meaning in Economic Measurement}, type = {Economics Discussion Paper}, institution = {Kiel Institute for the World Economy}, year = {2011}, number = {2011-41}, url = {http://www.economics-ejournal.org/economics/discussionpapers/2011-41} }