Estimating poverty and inequality in the absence of consumption data : an application to the Middle East and north Africa
Joint Authors
Vahidmanesh, Atiyyah
Zuari, Sami
Krafft, Caroline
Asad, Raji
Nazir, Hanan
Ramadan, Rasha
Source
Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 1075-1171 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-61, 61 p.
Publisher
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey
Publication Date
2017-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
61
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Measures of consumption and poverty are critical metrics of the wellbeing of individuals, their households, communities, and countries.
Collecting data on consumption and poverty is challenging and costly, and therefore these measures are only infrequently available in survey data.
In this paper, we demonstrate how information commonly available in household surveys can be used to impute consumption, even recovering the original variance, which is crucial for assessments of poverty and inequality.
Our application adds consumption estimates to the publicly available Labor Market Panel Surveys for Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia, which can act as a valuable resource for researchers interested in the intersection of inequality, poverty, and a host of labor market behaviors in the Middle East and North Africa.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Krafft, Caroline& Asad, Raji& Nazir, Hanan& Ramadan, Rasha& Vahidmanesh, Atiyyah& Zuari, Sami. 2017. Estimating poverty and inequality in the absence of consumption data : an application to the Middle East and north Africa. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2017, no. 1075-1171, pp.1-61.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Krafft, Caroline…[et al.]. Estimating poverty and inequality in the absence of consumption data : an application to the Middle East and north Africa. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 1075-1171 (Dec. 2017), pp.1-61.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Krafft, Caroline& Asad, Raji& Nazir, Hanan& Ramadan, Rasha& Vahidmanesh, Atiyyah& Zuari, Sami. Estimating poverty and inequality in the absence of consumption data : an application to the Middle East and north Africa. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 1075-1171, pp.1-61.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-784467
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 18-61
Record ID
BIM-784467