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How Improved Household Surveys Influence National and International Poverty Rates

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dc.contributor.authorMahler, Daniel Gerszon
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorTetteh-Baah, Samuel
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-03T18:31:51Z
dc.date.available2024-10-03T18:31:51Z
dc.date.issued2024-10-03
dc.description.abstractTo effectively address poverty, it is essential that countries have the tools and means to accurately measure people’s living standards. Most countries rely on data collected from household surveys to measure monetary poverty, defining households as poor when their consumption is below the national poverty line. When countries improve the quality and scope of their household surveys, as some have done in recent years, they often capture consumption that is overlooked in previous surveys, thus leading to higher measured consumption. With better data, countries redefine their national poverty line, which on average balances out the higher consumption, leading to minimal change in national poverty rates. However, the international poverty line is fixed at any given point in time. Thus, when measured consumption increases, international poverty rates fall, sometimes dramatically. For this reason, international poverty rate comparisons over time should be done with caution when countries implement improved household surveys.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099020309062463171/IDU146a31e50130c193f31b44a7d749e2a
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/42225
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42225
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGlobal Poverty Monitoring Technical Note; No. 40
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectPOVERTY, JOBS AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC MODELLING AND STATISTICS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION AND LABOR SYSTEMS
dc.subjectNO POVERTY
dc.subjectSDG 1
dc.subjectDECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSDG 8
dc.titleHow Improved Household Surveys Influence National and International Poverty Ratesen
dc.typeWorking Paper (Numbered Series)
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okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-03T02:36:53.101932Z
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okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/42225
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okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Consumption
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Monitoring & Analysis
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Growth
okr.unitDevelopment Indicators and Data (DECID)
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