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The Performance of a Consumption Augmented Asset Index in Ranking Households and Identifying the Poor

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dc.contributor.authorNgo, Diana
dc.contributor.authorChristiaensen, Luc
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-15T15:19:21Z
dc.date.available2018-03-15T15:19:21Z
dc.date.issued2018-03
dc.description.abstractAsset ownership indices are widely used as inexpensive proxies for consumption. This paper shows that these indices can be augmented using dichotomous indicators for consumption, which are equally easy to obtain. The paper uses multiple rounds of Living Standards Measurement Study surveys from Malawi, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Ghana to construct indices with different item subcategories and performs a meta-analysis comparing the indices to per capita consumption. The results show that the standard asset indices, which are derived from durable ownership and housing characteristic indicators, perform well in urban settings. Yet, in rural samples and when identifying the extreme poor, household rankings and poverty classification accuracy can be meaningfully improved by adding indicators of food and semi-durable consumption. The study finds small improvement from using national weights in urban samples but no improvement from using alternative construction methods. With most of Africa’s poor concentrated in rural areas, these are important insights.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/882101520515555525/The-performance-of-a-consumption-augmented-asset-index-in-ranking-Households-and-Identifying-the-Poor
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8362
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/29456
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8362
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectASSET INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PROXY
dc.subjectPROXY-MEANS TESTING
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLSMS
dc.titleThe Performance of a Consumption Augmented Asset Index in Ranking Households and Identifying the Pooren
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dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleThe Performance of a Consumption Augmented Asset Index in Ranking Households and Identifying the Poor
okr.date.disclosure2018-03-08
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/882101520515555525/The-performance-of-a-consumption-augmented-asset-index-in-ranking-Households-and-Identifying-the-Poor
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8362
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum29702491
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryGhana
okr.region.countryMalawi
okr.region.countryRwanda
okr.region.countryTanzania
okr.region.countryUganda
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okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Living Standards
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Lines
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.unitSocial Protection and Labor Global Practice
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