01003pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001900040245005500059260000900114300001300123362001100136520064800147650001200795700001600807773003400823180718b2013   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAlkire, Sabina  aIdentifying BPL household: A comparison of methods  c2013  ap.49-57.  a12 Jan  aExercises to identify households living below the poverty line have taken place three times, and a fourth one is under way. Though the latest method aims to improve upon previous methods, its empirical implications and precise justification are not yet clear. This paper empirically examines the Socio-Economic Caste Census methodology and compares it empirically with alternative proposals to show the choice of a particular methodology matters. It also points out how state-level BPL poverty caps will vary if they reflect multiple deprivations such as malnutrition and housing rather than only expenditure-based poverty rates. - Reproduced.  aPoverty  aSeth, Suman  aEconomic and Political Weekly