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Measuring poverty and wellbeing in developing countries : a study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
Arndt, Channing (ed.); Tarp, Finn (ed.) - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2017
measurement of poverty remains complex and controversial. This is particularly true in developing countries where (i) the stakes … significantly lower the barriers to entry to the conduct of rigorous poverty measurement and increase the participation of analysts … from developing countries in their own poverty assessments. The book focuses on two domains: the measurement of absolute …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011594636
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Producing an improved geographic profile of poverty : methodology and evidence from three developing countries
Demombynes, Gabriel (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001660582
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Measuring vulnerability : the director's cut
Ligon, Ethan (contributor); Schechter, Laura (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001704339
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Measuring vulnerability to poverty
Kamanou, Gisele (contributor); Morduch, Jonathan (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001679130
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Measuring poverty and wellbeing in developing countries
Arndt, Channing (ed.); Tarp, Finn (ed.) - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2017 - First edition
"This book focuses on two domains: the measurement of absolute consumption poverty and a first-order dominance approach …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011661746
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A proposal for a new universal development commitment
Glennie, Jonathan; Gulrajani, Nilima; Sumner, Andrew; … - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2019
-for example, to end poverty; (ii) proposes a new way to raise and govern international public funds; (iii) discusses the possible …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012161304
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Great Gatsby and the Global South : intergenerational mobility, income inequality, and development
Sakri, Diding; Sumner, Andrew; Yusuf, Arief Anshory - 2023
In the Global South economic mobility across generations or intergenerational economic mobility is in and of itself an important topic for research with consequences for policy. This 'Element' surveys the area, conceptually and empirically.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014380182
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Understanding inequality and poverty in China : methods and applications
Wan, Guanghua (ed.) - 2008 - 1. publ.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003561680
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Conflicting measures of poverty and inadequate saving by the poor : the role of status-driven utility function
Marjit, Sugata - 2012
nutrition-based measures of poverty. Moreover, it can explain why the poor tend to save less, an established empirical fact in … integrate various strands of literature on status effects. -- inequality ; inter-temporal consumer choice ; utility ; poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009545463