empirical support for the claim that acquisition diaries yield the most accurate measurement of poverty and inequality and offer …

correction term is obtained from studying the estimator of the Gini index within a measurement error framework. In addition, it …

, measuring the pro-poorness of the growth process is complex due to (i) measurement errors and (ii) effect shocks that may hit …

people at the lower end of income distribution will graduate into the middle class category. The increase in poverty rates …

We examine economic mobility in India while rigorously accounting for measurement error. Such an analysis is imperative … groups, and rural households are in a more disadvantageous position in terms of escaping poverty or transitioning into … poverty compared to Hindus, upper caste groups, and urban households. These findings suggest inequality in India is likely to …

of their practical importance for the measurement of inequality and poverty, a large number of methods for the estimation … vergleichbar zu machen. Aufgrund ihrer praktischen Relevanz für die Messung von Ungleichheit und Armut wurden etliche Methoden für … estimate are close to the modified OECD scale. Calculating the Gini coefficient, we find that the at-risk-of-poverty rate and …

found. Finally, I argue that poverty estimation based on national account consumption means and estimates of inequality from … decline of poverty over time, but the magnitude of the adjustment is country- and year-specific. …

methods of measuring household welfare (and, accordingly, poverty and inequality) based on expenditures have not considered … aggregates. We use Georgia as a case study to compare these methods and assess impacts on poverty and inequality. The proportion … transportation costs can result in up to a 40% reduction in the measured poverty rate among remote-working households. …

, as it seems to have a substantial quantitative impact on the measurement of poverty. We also suggest that future research …Equivalence Scales are a tool for removing the heterogeneity of household sizes in the measurement of inequality, and … affect poverty assessments and poverty lines. We address the disadvantage that poor households may suffer due to their …