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Predicting Household Poverty: A Methodological Note with a Kenyan Example
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In this paper, the authors developed a simple method for using poverty indices derived from survey data for a given year, to predict poverty rates for subsequent periods without having to conduct a new household survey.Abstract:
Household surveys provide data that is used for identifying and measuring the poverty status of households and individuals. However, carrying out such surveys is expensive, especially in poor developing countries. Thus it is important to make maximum use of the available survey data in developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where such data are expensive to collect and analyse. This paper develops a simple method for using poverty indices derived from survey data for a given year, to predict poverty rates for subsequent periods without having to conduct a new household survey. We illustrate the workings of the method with data from Kenyan household surveys for 1994 and 1997.read more
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A Class of Decomposable Poverty Measures
World development report 2000/2001 : attacking poverty
Ravi Kanbur,Christina Malmberg Calvo,Monica Das Gupta,Christiaan Grootaert,Victoria Kwakwa,Nora Lustig +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the dimensions of poverty and how to create a better world, free of poverty, and explore the nature, and evolution of poverty to present a framework for action.
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The State and Path of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: some Preliminary Results
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provided estimates on the state and path of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa using recent information on income distribution, which was reported for the rural and urban sectors and aggregated for the national level.