Measuring aspirations: Discussion and example from Ethiopia
Individuals’ aspirations and their consequences for future-oriented behavior have received increased attention in devel-opment economics literature in recent years. At this stage, however, each study relies on ad hoc empirical instruments to measure aspirations, thereby limiting comparability of the...
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| author | Bernard, Tanguy Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum |
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| description | Individuals’ aspirations and their consequences for future-oriented behavior have received increased attention in devel-opment economics literature in recent years. At this stage, however, each study relies on ad hoc empirical instruments to measure aspirations, thereby limiting comparability of the results obtained. This paper proposes a simple measurement instrument that spans several dimensions aggregated via individual-specific weights. We use a purposefully collected data set to test for the usability, reliability, and validity of the instrument. In addition to standard test-retest procedures, our innovation lies in the use of several randomized tests introduced within the questionnaires themselves, in the enumerators’ qualifications, and in the information set available to respondents. Overall results show strong support for the proposed instrument, with the caveat that collection of such attitudinal data requires experienced enumerators capable of adequately probing respondents. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1540722025-11-06T07:14:45Z Measuring aspirations: Discussion and example from Ethiopia Bernard, Tanguy Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum poverty surveys sampling microeconomic analysis microeconomics social welfare measurement economics data household consumption survey methods Individuals’ aspirations and their consequences for future-oriented behavior have received increased attention in devel-opment economics literature in recent years. At this stage, however, each study relies on ad hoc empirical instruments to measure aspirations, thereby limiting comparability of the results obtained. This paper proposes a simple measurement instrument that spans several dimensions aggregated via individual-specific weights. We use a purposefully collected data set to test for the usability, reliability, and validity of the instrument. In addition to standard test-retest procedures, our innovation lies in the use of several randomized tests introduced within the questionnaires themselves, in the enumerators’ qualifications, and in the information set available to respondents. Overall results show strong support for the proposed instrument, with the caveat that collection of such attitudinal data requires experienced enumerators capable of adequately probing respondents. 2012 2024-10-01T13:59:19Z 2024-10-01T13:59:19Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154072 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Bernard, Tanguy; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum. 2012 Measuring aspirations: Discussion and example from Ethiopia. ESSP II Working Paper 47. Washington, DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopia Development Research Institute (EDRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154072 |
| spellingShingle | poverty surveys sampling microeconomic analysis microeconomics social welfare measurement economics data household consumption survey methods Bernard, Tanguy Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Measuring aspirations: Discussion and example from Ethiopia |
| title | Measuring aspirations: Discussion and example from Ethiopia |
| title_full | Measuring aspirations: Discussion and example from Ethiopia |
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| title_short | Measuring aspirations: Discussion and example from Ethiopia |
| title_sort | measuring aspirations discussion and example from ethiopia |
| topic | poverty surveys sampling microeconomic analysis microeconomics social welfare measurement economics data household consumption survey methods |
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