But … what is the poverty rate today? testing poverty nowcasting methods in Latin America and the Caribbean (English)

Poverty estimates usually lag behind two years, which makes it difficult to provide real-time poverty analysis to assess the impact of economic crisis and shocks among the less well-off, and subsequently limits policy responses. This paper takes advantage of up-to-date average economic welfare indicators like the gross domestic product per capita and comprehensive harmonized micro data of more than 180 household surveys in 15 Latin American countries...

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Caruso,German Daniel;

Lucchetti,Leonardo Ramiro;

Malasquez,Eduardo;

Scot,Thiago;

Castaneda, R. Andres;
Document Date
2017/06/19
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8104
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Latin America, Caribbean,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2017/06/19
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Disclosed
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But … what is the poverty rate today? testing poverty nowcasting methods in Latin America and the Caribbean
Keywords
gross domestic product per capita

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Caruso,German Daniel; Lucchetti,Leonardo Ramiro; Malasquez,Eduardo; Scot,Thiago; Castaneda, R. Andres.

But … what is the poverty rate today? testing poverty nowcasting methods in Latin America and the Caribbean (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8104 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/898691497881586394

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