Gaddis, Isis2016-05-042016-05-042016-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24226Measuring poverty requires adjusting nominal consumption (or income) into a real value of consumption, across geographic areas and over time. To this end, data on consumer prices are used to construct a price index. There are a range of approaches to do this, from using the consumer price index, to survey-based unit values, which differ in the underlying sources of price data and methodologies for indexing. These different approaches can have large impacts on poverty measures and trends. Surprisingly little attention has been focused on this topic. This study reviews a range of issues and the evidence on how prices matter for measuring poverty, particularly in Africa. It draws on a wide literature, much from developed countries, and offers suggestions for future work in this area.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOHOUSEHOLD SURVEYPOVERTY LINESUBSTITUTIONPRICE LEVELSPRICE INCREASESDEMAND FUNCTIONSPOVERTY LEVELSDEFLATIONSALESINCOMEFOOD CONSUMPTIONCONSUMER PRICE INDICESPOVERTY ESTIMATESPOVERTY RATESNATIONAL POVERTY LINEINDEXATIONPOLITICAL ECONOMYPRICE INDICESFOOD POLICYPOST-REFORMECONOMIC EFFECTSNATIONAL POVERTYDISTRIBUTIONPOOR PEOPLEPRICINGPRICEINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINESPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERGLOBAL POVERTYPOVERTY_ANALYSISCONFLICTINPUT PRICESINFLATIONMARKET INFORMATIONMEASURESPOVERTY MEASURESNATIONAL POVERTY LINESHOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICSRETAILPRICE VARIATIONPOVERTY REDUCTIONDEMAND ANALYSISTECHNICAL ASSISTANCEFOOD BASKETCOMMERCERURAL HOUSEHOLDSBRANDSFOOD POVERTY LINEFOOD PRICEPRODUCTSPRICE QUOTATIONCOST OF LIVINGINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINEINCOME EFFECTSMARKETINGMARKETSPOVERTY STATUSHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSSOCIAL SECURITYPRODUCTHOUSING MARKETSUBSTITUTESBRANDPOVERTY PROFILEMARKET PRICEPRICE INFLATIONFOOD ITEMSPRICE CHANGECOMMON MARKETEXPENDITUREPOVERTY LINESSUBSTITUTERURAL COMMUNITIESPRICE TRENDSPOVERTY COMPARISONSWHOLESALE PRICESRURAL MIGRATIONCOST INCREASEDROUGHTMARKET SURVEYSFOOD POVERTYPOVERTY MEASUREMENTPRICE ADJUSTMENTSSTANDARD OF LIVINGMARKET PRICESPRICE COMPARISONSVALUERETAIL STORESDEMANDRURAL POVERTYINCOME DISTRIBUTIONABSOLUTE POVERTYPRICE LEVELCONSUMER PRICEPRICE CHANGESEXPENDITURESPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYRURAL POVERTY LINESCONSUMER PRICE INFLATIONRURAL PRICESPRICE ADJUSTMENTRURALAVERAGE PRICECEREAL PRICESNUTRITIONMARKETRURAL DIFFERENCESHOUSEHOLD BUDGETPRICE INCREASETARGETINGSTOCKSFOOD CROPSRURAL AREASPOVERTYPRICE QUOTATIONSSUPPLYPURCHASINGPRICE COMPARISONHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONFOOD PRODUCTMARKET INTEGRATIONPOVERTY UPDATECONSUMER PRICE INDEXCONSUMER PRICESPOVERTY DYNAMICSRURAL DISTRICTSHOUSEHOLD WELFAREPOORPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPRICE VARIATIONSPRICE INDEXESFOOD PRICESPRICE INDEXPOVERTY ASSESSMENTSMARKET SURVEYPRICESPOVERTY ANALYSISHOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDSINEQUALITYPOOR HOUSEHOLDSWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-7652