Measuring changes in poverty : a methodological case study of Indonesia during an adjustment period (English)

Analysis of the effects of policy changes on the poor is often hindered by the difficulties inherent in measuring poverty and comparing levels of poverty before and after policy changes. This article outlines two techniques which can overcome many of these measurement problems: stochastic dominance conditions, which can facilitate a robust poverty ranking of distributions of living standards; and a decomposable poverty index, which allows measured...

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Ravallion,Martin;

Huppi,Monika;
Document Date
1991/01/31
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
14202
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Indonesia,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
Measuring changes in poverty : a methodological case study of Indonesia during an adjustment period
Keywords
Central Bureau of Statistics

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Ravallion,Martin; Huppi,Monika.

Measuring changes in poverty : a methodological case study of Indonesia during an adjustment period (English). Washington, DC : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/431901468771657263

Measuring changes in poverty : a methodological case study of Indonesia during an adjustment period (English)

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