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Should Consumption Sub-Aggregates Be Used to Measure Poverty?

Frequent measurement of poverty is challenging, as measurement often relies on complex and expensive expenditure surveys that try to measure expenditures on a comprehensive consumption aggregate. This paper investigates the use of consumption...

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Main Authors: Christiaensen, Luc, Ligon, Ethan, Pave Sohnesen, Thomas
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
CONSUMPTION
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
ENGEL CURVE
CONSUMPTION SUB-AGGREGATE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/931591593607254270/Should-Consumption-Sub-Aggregates-Be-Used-to-Measure-Poverty
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34027

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/931591593607254270/Should-Consumption-Sub-Aggregates-Be-Used-to-Measure-Poverty
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34027

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