Household expenditure and poverty measures in 60 minutes : a new approach with results from Mogadishu (English)

In fragile states and areas beset by insecurity and conflict, the time available for a face-to-face interview is typically limited. That prevents administering the lengthy household consumption expenditure surveys used for measuring poverty. This paper presents a new approach to obtain unbiased estimates of poverty when the time to conduct interviews is a binding constraint. The finite list of consumption recall items is partitioned selectively into...

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Pape,Utz Johann;

Mistiaen,Johan A.;
Document Date
2018/05/03
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8430
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Somalia,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2018/05/03
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Household expenditure and poverty measures in 60 minutes : a new approach with results from Mogadishu
Keywords
consumption

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Pape,Utz Johann; Mistiaen,Johan A..

Household expenditure and poverty measures in 60 minutes : a new approach with results from Mogadishu (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8430 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/682571525377824199

Household expenditure and poverty measures in 60 minutes : a new approach with results from Mogadishu (English)

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