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Assessing Deprivation with an Ordinal Variable: Theory and Application to Sanitation Deprivation in Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.authorSuman, Seth
dc.contributor.authorYalonetzky, Gaston
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-16T20:11:55Z
dc.date.available2024-01-16T20:11:55Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-22
dc.description.abstractThe challenges associated with poverty measurement using a cardinal variable have received much attention over the past four decades, but there is a dearth of literature on how to meaningfully assess poverty with an ordinal variable. This article proposes a class of simple, intuitive, and policy-relevant poverty measures for ordinal variables. The measures are sensitive to the depth of deprivations, unlike the headcount ratio. Moreover, under appropriate restrictions, the measures ensure that priority is given to the poorest among the poor when targeting, monitoring, and evaluating poverty alleviation programs. To assess the robustness of poverty comparisons to alternative choices of parameters, the article develops various stochastic dominance tests (some of which are novel contributions to the stochastic dominance literature). The empirical illustration documenting changes in sanitation deprivation in Bangladesh showcases the measures’ ability to identify instances in which overall sanitation deprivation improved while leaving the poorest behind.en
dc.identifier.citationWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/40894
dc.identifier.issn1564-698X online
dc.identifier.issn0258-6770 print
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40894
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublished by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
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dc.subjectORDINAL VARIABLES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPRECEDENCE OF POORER PEOPLE
dc.subjectHAMMOND TRANSFER
dc.subjectDEGREE OF POVERTY AVERSION
dc.subjectSTOCHASTIC DOMINANCE
dc.titleAssessing Deprivation with an Ordinal Variableen
dc.title.subtitleTheory and Application to Sanitation Deprivation in Bangladeshen
dc.typeJournal article
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okr.crossref.titleAssessing Deprivation with an Ordinal Variable: Theory and Application to Sanitation Deprivation in Bangladesh
okr.date.disclosure2020-01-22
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Journal Article
okr.docurlhttps://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/981381579787028749/assessing-deprivation-with-an-ordinal-variable-theory-and-application-to-sanitation-deprivation-in-bangladesh
okr.guid981381579787028749
okr.identifier.doi10.1093/wber/lhz051
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40894
okr.identifier.reportWPS9120
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pagenumber793–811
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Lines
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Diagnostics
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Pro-Poor Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.volume35 (3)
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