This paper tests the sensitivity of poverty indexes to the choice of adult equivalence scales, assumptions about the … handle income miss reporting. 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 …

Uganda has seen impressive economic growth and substantial poverty reductions over the past few decades. Today …, official headcount poverty stands at about 20 per cent. However, recent research relying on non-monetary wealth indicators … challenges official poverty statistics and suggests that headcount poverty is about 60 per cent higher. We argue that an outdated …