This paper tests the sensitivity of poverty indexes to the choice of adult equivalence scales, assumptions about the … handle income misreporting. We also perform sensitivity analysis to the use of different poverty lines and poverty indexes … the total population. Additionally, the ranking of countries with respect to poverty is also highly sensitive. This points …

The tables in this document present an inventory of some of the available poverty lines for all IDB member countries in … Latin America and the Caribbean. The listed poverty lines are expressed as per capita monthly amounts of nominal local …'s INEGI poverty line for 1994 is given in pesos for the 4th quarter of 1994. The only exceptions are the IDB/Poverty Targeted …

In this paper we will not intend to derive improved poverty measures for the Americas. Our pretensions are much more … modest. The purposes of the paper are to provide an inventory of available poverty estimates for the countries of the region … measurement explaining why poverty estimates may diverge so much. This should also help to put into perspective the poverty …

This presentation was commissioned by the Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Network of the Regional Policy …