Poverty and household size (English)

The widely held view that larger families tend to be poorer in developing countries has influenced research and policies. But the basis for this "stylized fact" is questionable, the authors argue. Widely cited evidence of a strong negative correlation between size and consumption per person is unconvincing, given that even poor households face economies of size in consumption. The authors find that the correlation between poverty and household size...

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Lanjouw,Peter F.;

Ravallion,Martin;

DEC;
Document Date
1994/08/31
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS1332
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Poverty and household size
Keywords
household size

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Lanjouw,Peter F.; Ravallion,Martin; DEC.

Poverty and household size (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 1332 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/641891468741345861

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