Measuring poverty remains a complex and contentious issue. This is particularly true in sub-Saharan Africa where … poverty rates are higher, information bases typically weaker, and the underlying determinants of welfare relatively volatile … poverty with focus on the period 2002/03 to 2008/09. The paper contributes in four areas. First, the period in question was …

This paper examines the measurement of social welfare, poverty and inequality taking into account features that have …-dependence, loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity — aspects emphasized in prospect theory — to social welfare measurement. We … the differences between standard poverty and inequality measures based on observed income and measures that are calculated …

This paper examines the measurement of social welfare, poverty and inequality taking into account features that have …-dependence, loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity - aspects emphasized in prospect theory - to social welfare measurement. We … the differences between standard poverty and inequality measures based on observed income and measures that are calculated …

involved, of the difficulties which can arise in the measurement of poverty and inequality when one compares populations of … differing size. The paper begins with certain problems attending the measurement of poverty when the overall population size is … Parfit's quest for a satisfactory theory of wellbeing and the economist's quest for a satisfactory measure of poverty …

The growing urbanization of poverty poses a significant challenge to governments and donors alike, particularly in Asia … mechanisms for urban poverty reduction, as discussed here. Where there have been successes in improved service delivery for the … provision. New forms of partnership will be required. For greater progress in urban poverty reduction to be made, however, the …

Between 2000 and 2013, Colombia experienced rapid economic growth. The country suffered a slowdown at the beginning of … indicators that were not affected negatively by the economic crisis were labour earnings, the poverty indices, and household per …

inherent in defining and measuring the size of urban versus rural populations. We show that differences in the measurement of …

The poverty mapping methodology for estimating welfare rankings from small areas has proven to be useful in guiding … allocation of government funds, regional planning, and general policy formulation. Nevertheless, poverty mapping also suffers … for, and/or extension of the poverty mapping methodology. Second, it directly uses census data with a minimum of …