Estimating poverty in the absence of consumption data : the case of Liberia (English)

In much of the developing world, the demand for high frequency quality household data for poverty monitoring and program design far outstrips the capacity of the statistics bureau to provide such data. In these environments, all available data sources must be leveraged. Most surveys, however, do not collect the detailed consumption data necessary to construct aggregates and poverty lines to measure poverty directly. This paper benefits from a shared...

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Dabalen,Andrew L.;

Graham,Errol George;

Kastelic,Kristen Himelein;

Mungai,Rose;
Document Date
2014/09/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7024
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Liberia,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2014/09/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Estimating poverty in the absence of consumption data : the case of Liberia
Keywords
proxy means tests for targeting social programs

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Dabalen,Andrew L.; Graham,Errol George; Kastelic,Kristen Himelein; Mungai,Rose.

Estimating poverty in the absence of consumption data : the case of Liberia (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 7024 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/424721468299087924

Estimating poverty in the absence of consumption data : the case of Liberia (English)

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