Poverty-specific purchasing power parities in Africa (English)

The paper revisits the issue of poverty-specific purchasing power parities (PPPs), using the most recent (2011) International Comparison Program (ICP) results. The World Bank's global poverty count uses a common international poverty line -- currently $1.90 at 2011 international prices—based on the ICP PPPs for consumption. The use of these PPPs is often criticized for two reasons. First, the ICP PPPs are based on patterns of aggregate household consumption...

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Dikhanov,Yuri M.;

Hamadeh,Nada;

Vigil Oliver,William;

Degefu,Tefera Bekele;

Song,Inyoung;
Document Date
2017/07/18
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8150
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2017/07/18
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Poverty-specific purchasing power parities in Africa
Keywords
consumption

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Dikhanov,Yuri M.; Hamadeh,Nada; Vigil Oliver,William; Degefu,Tefera Bekele; Song,Inyoung.

Poverty-specific purchasing power parities in Africa (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8150 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/271051500404610210

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