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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Mistiaen,Johan A.;

Pape,Utz Johann;
Document Date
2018/05/01
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Working Paper (Numbered Series)
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129590
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1
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1
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World,
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Other,
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2018/08/22
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Disclosed
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Household Expenditure and Poverty Measures in 60 Minutes : A New Approach with Results from Mogadishu
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consumption

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Mistiaen,Johan A.; Pape,Utz Johann.

Household Expenditure and Poverty Measures in 60 Minutes : A New Approach with Results from Mogadishu (English). Poverty and Equity Global Practice Working Paper Series|no. 151 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/576301534937551668

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