A Methodology for Updating International Middle-Class Lines for the Latin American and Caribbean Region (English)

The middle class in Latin America and the Caribbean has been a central focus of policy debates in the region since the COVID-19 pandemic began. To identify and track vulnerable and middle-class populations accurately, it is necessary to update the upper and lower bounds for the middle class using 2017 purchasing power parity exchange rates. This paper contributes with a two-step methodology for updating these thresholds. The method indicates that...
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  • Fernandez Romero,Jaime Estuardo;
    Olivieri,Sergio Daniel;
    Sanchez Castro,Diana Marcela;

  • 2023/05/16

  • Policy Research Working Paper

  • WPS10447

  • 1

  • Latin America,

  • 2023/05/16

  • Disclosed

  • A Methodology for Updating International Middle-Class Lines for the Latin American and Caribbean Region

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Fernandez Romero,Jaime Estuardo; Olivieri,Sergio Daniel; Sanchez Castro,Diana Marcela.

A Methodology for Updating International Middle-Class Lines for the Latin American and Caribbean Region (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10447; COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099727305162311612

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