Purchasing Power Parities Used in Global Poverty Measurement (English)

Given substantial differences in price levels across countries, international spatialdeflators are needed to compare welfare aggregates to a common international povertyline. This note describes the sources of the purchasing power parities that are used forevery country included in the World Bank's estimates of global poverty, published inPovcalNet. These exchange rates are used to express welfare aggregates in 2011international dollars.

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Atamanov,Aziz;

Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell;

Lakner,Christoph;

Prydz,Espen Beer;
Document Date
2018/09/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
129965
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2018/09/19
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Purchasing Power Parities Used in Global Poverty Measurement
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Atamanov,Aziz; Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell; Lakner,Christoph; Prydz,Espen Beer.

Purchasing Power Parities Used in Global Poverty Measurement (English). Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note|no. 5 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/764181537209197865

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