Publication: Brazil : Measuring Poverty Using Household Consumption
Date
2007-01
ISSN
Published
2007-01
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
This report on measuring poverty using
household consumption summarizes the work undertaken as part
of the Brazil Poverty Measurement Study (BRAPOV) that
supported a program of analytical work and technical support
via an in-depth assessment of the measurement of poverty and
inequality in Brazil. The survey not only presented an
opportunity for in-depth analysis, but also for
collaboration between the World Bank and partners in Brazil.
Emphasis thus was placed also on process as a key input for
impact, while at the same time balancing this objective with
the need to deliver quality and timely analytical work.
Specifically, the analysis in this report builds on earlier
studies on the methodologies for constructing consistent
poverty profiles and poverty lines (e.g. Bidani and
Ravallion, 1994, Ravallion, 1998 and Kakwani, 2003) and on
the measurement of poverty in Brazil in order to construct
poverty lines for the different regions of Brazil; detailed
spatial price indices to capture spatial variation in the
cost of living; an updated poverty profile; and micro-area
maps of poverty and inequality for Brazil.
Citation
“World Bank. 2007. Brazil : Measuring Poverty Using Household Consumption. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/2b864b02-849f-5182-a162-8a0815033d81 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”