Combining Census and Survey Data to Study Spatial Dimensions of Poverty
Title | Combining Census and Survey Data to Study Spatial Dimensions of Poverty PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 35 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Cost and standard of living |
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Combining Census and Survey Data to Study Spatial Dimensions of Poverty a Case Study of Ecuador
Title | Combining Census and Survey Data to Study Spatial Dimensions of Poverty a Case Study of Ecuador PDF eBook |
Author | Peter F. Lanjouw |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2016 |
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Combining sample survey data and census data can yield predicted poverty rates for all households covered by the census. This offers a means to construct detailed poverty maps. But standard errors on the estimated poverty rates are not negligible.Poverty maps, providing information on the spatial distribution of living standards, are an important tool for policymaking and economic research. Policymakers can use such maps to allocate transfers and inform policy design. The maps can also be used to investigate the relationship between growth and distribution inside a country, thereby complementing research using cross-country regressions. The development of detailed poverty maps is difficult because of data constraints. Household surveys contain data on income or consumption but are typically small. Census data cover a large sample but do not generally contain the right information. Poverty maps based on census data but constructed in an ad-hoc manner can be unreliable.Hentschel, Lanjouw, Lanjouw, and Poggi demonstrate how sample survey data and census data can be combined to yield predicted poverty rates for all households covered by the census. This represents an improvement over ad hoc poverty maps. However, standard errors on the estimated poverty rates are not negligible, so additional efforts to cross-check results are warranted.This paper - a joint product of the Development Research Group and the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network, Poverty Division - is part of a larger effort in the Bank to study the spatial distribution and determinants of poverty. Jesko Hentschel may be contacted at [email protected].
Combining Census and Survey Data to Study Spatial Dimensions of Poverty
Title | Combining Census and Survey Data to Study Spatial Dimensions of Poverty PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1999 |
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Combining Census and Survey Data to Study Spatial Dimensions of Poverty
Title | Combining Census and Survey Data to Study Spatial Dimensions of Poverty PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Monographic series |
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Combining census and survey data to study spatial dimensions of poverty : a case study of Ecuador
Title | Combining census and survey data to study spatial dimensions of poverty : a case study of Ecuador PDF eBook |
Author | Jesko Hentschel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 31 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Censos - Ecuador |
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June 1998 Combining sample survey data and census data can yield predicted poverty rates for all households covered by the census. This offers a means to construct detailed poverty maps. But standard errors on the estimated poverty rates are not negligible. Poverty maps, providing information on the spatial distribution of living standards, are an important tool for policymaking and economic research. Policymakers can use such maps to allocate transfers and inform policy design. The maps can also be used to investigate the relationship between growth and distribution inside a country, thereby complementing research using cross-country regressions. The development of detailed poverty maps is difficult because of data constraints. Household surveys contain data on income or consumption but are typically small. Census data cover a large sample but do not generally contain the right information. Poverty maps based on census data but constructed in an ad-hoc manner can be unreliable. Hentschel, Lanjouw, Lanjouw, and Poggi demonstrate how sample survey data and census data can be combined to yield predicted poverty rates for all households covered by the census. This represents an improvement over ad hoc poverty maps. However, standard errors on the estimated poverty rates are not negligible, so additional efforts to cross-check results are warranted. This paper-a joint product of the Development Research Group and the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network, Poverty Division-is part of a larger effort in the Bank to study the spatial distribution and determinants of poverty. Jesko Hentschel may be contacted at [email protected].
Network Industries and Social Welfare
Title | Network Industries and Social Welfare PDF eBook |
Author | Massimo Florio |
Publisher | |
Pages | 431 |
Release | 2013-06-20 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 019967485X |
This book offers a careful scrutiny of energy and telephony reforms and their social impact on households in 15 countries across Western Europe. It concludes that the benefits for consumers are limited and it discusses the reasons why the European reform experiment of network industries is not living up to its promises.
Income Diversification and Poverty in the Northern Uplands of Vietnam
Title | Income Diversification and Poverty in the Northern Uplands of Vietnam PDF eBook |
Author | Nicholas Minot |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Pages | 149 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0896291480 |
Vietnam has experienced macroeconomic stability and high rates of economic growth since the mid-1990s; nevertheless, it remains one of the 30 poorest countries in the world. Within Vietnam, the Northern Uplands is the poorest region, as well as being the most dependent on agriculture. This report examines income diversification in the Northern Uplands, including its contribution to poverty reduction and the constraints currently limiting further diversification. Given that crop and income diversification have been identified as essential components in raising rural incomes and reducing rural poverty, this report has significant implications for those involved in formulating agricultural policy and devising development programs.