different bootstrap tests. In the context of static linear regression modelstwo of these are shown to have serious size and …

This essay aims at a broad, main-stream account of the literature on inequality and poverty measurement in the space of … rankings; poverty measures and anti-poverty policy; and other issues in the measurement of poverty. The third section considers … functionings. In addition to an introductory and a concluding part, the paper has four sections. The first of these, on measurement …

method to obtain a uniform confidence band and show that the bootstrap can be used to obtain the required critical values …

to obtain a uniform confidence band and show that the bootstrap can be used to obtain the required critical values. Monte …

-temporal changes in poverty from year 1978 to 2003. Results are decomposed by region and household types, and the bootstrap method is … have the highest poverty risk. Most striking is a huge regional divide in poverty which only narrows slightly over the … period under investigation: the incidence and the intensity of poverty are substantially higher in the New states. A …

conceptual and measurement problems. Among the conceptual issues considered are the space in which gender inequality in well … or empowerment should play in genderrelated indicators of well-being. Among the most important measurement issues … data gaps when it comes to gender inequalities. Where appropriate, remedies to the conceptual and measurement issues are …

We propose a wild bootstrap procedure for linear regression models estimated by instrumental variables. Like other … bootstrap procedures that we have proposed elsewhere, it uses efficient estimates of the reduced-form equation(s). Unlike them … methods, such as the pairs bootstrap. We also show how to obtain reliable confidence intervals by inverting bootstrap tests …

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 …

. The implications of directly incorporating group disparities into the measurement of poverty for poverty comparisons and … manifest themselves in the process of seeking a real-valued index of poverty which is required to satisfy certain seemingly … desirable properties. It indicates how ‘group-sensitive’ poverty measures, similar to the Anand-Sen (1995) ‘Gender Adjusted …