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Estimating Poverty with Panel Data, Comparably: An Example from Jordan

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dc.contributor.authorSerajuddin, Umar
dc.contributor.authorJolliffe, Dean
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-17T19:35:03Z
dc.date.available2015-08-17T19:35:03Z
dc.date.issued2015-07
dc.description.abstractPoverty estimates based on enumeration from a single point in time form the cornerstone for much of the literature on poverty. Households are typically interviewed once about their consumption or income, and their wellbeing is assessed from their responses. Global estimates of poverty that aggregate poverty counts from all countries implicitly assume that the counts are comparable. This paper illustrates that this assumption of comparability is potentially invalid when households are interviewed multiple times with repeat visits throughout the year. The paper provides an example from Jordan, where the internationally comparable approach of handling the data from repeat visits yields a poverty rate that is 26 percent greater than the rate that is currently reported as the official estimate. The paper also explores alternative definitions of poverty, informed in part by the psychological and biophysical literature on the long-run effects of short-term exposure to poverty or generally adverse environments. This alternative concept of poverty suggests that the prevalence of those who have been affected by poverty in Jordan during 2010 is more than twice as large as the official 2010 estimate of poverty.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24808122/estimating-poverty-panel-data-comparably-example-jordan
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/22457
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22457
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7373
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectFAMINES
dc.subjectSQUARED POVERTY GAP
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectAVERAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP INDEX
dc.subjectINCOME SUPPORT
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY RATE
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectGLOBAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectMEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectREGION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectCOPING STRATEGIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectREDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectFOOD BASKET
dc.subjectDEFINITIONS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectMEASURING POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDECOMPOSABLE POVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectTRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectCREDIT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATISTICS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectDECOMPOSABLE POVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectREAL INCOMES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY DATA
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectPOVERTY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectCHRONICALLY POOR
dc.subjectAGGREGATE POVERTY
dc.subjectDENSITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectFAMILY INCOME
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT INDEX
dc.subjectCATEGORICAL TARGETING
dc.subjectIMPACT OF SHOCKS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectSMALL-SCALE AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectRICH COUNTRIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subjectPOOR POPULATION
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT POVERTY
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY UPDATE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectCHILD POVERTY
dc.subjectSQUARED POVERTY GAP INDEX
dc.subjectELIGIBILITY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectINCOME VOLATILITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectGROWTH
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PERSON
dc.titleEstimating Poverty with Panel Data, Comparablyen
dc.title.subtitleAn Example from Jordanen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.date.disclosure2015-07-21
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:00:14.315027Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24808122/estimating-poverty-panel-data-comparably-example-jordan
okr.globalpracticePoverty
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b083014375_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24808122
okr.identifier.reportWPS7373
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryJordan
okr.topicServices Transfers to Poor
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Pro-Poor Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.unitPoverty and Inequality Team, Development Research Group and the Development Data Group
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