Global poverty: national accounts based versus survey based estimates
By: Karshenas, Massoud.
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ArticlePublisher: 2003Description: p.683-712.Subject(s): Poverty
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Development and ChangeSummary: This article examines the dollar-a-day poverty estimates produced by the World Bank. It highlights the lack of consistency between average consumption and income in household surveys and national accounts data. After examining the likely sources of divergence between the two series, the author proposes a new method of estimation of poverty, based on calibrating the survey means by conditioning on national accounts data, are contrasted with the World Bank estimates. The implications of the findings for the debate on the relationship between poverty and economic growth are also briefly. - Reproduced.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 34, Issue no: 4 | Available | AR58334 |
This article examines the dollar-a-day poverty estimates produced by the World Bank. It highlights the lack of consistency between average consumption and income in household surveys and national accounts data. After examining the likely sources of divergence between the two series, the author proposes a new method of estimation of poverty, based on calibrating the survey means by conditioning on national accounts data, are contrasted with the World Bank estimates. The implications of the findings for the debate on the relationship between poverty and economic growth are also briefly. - Reproduced.
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