Estimating utility-consistent poverty lines
The “Cost of Basic Needs” (CBN) approach to drawing consumption-based poverty lines is widely applied and lays credible claim to being the best practice for estimating poverty measures. Unfortunately, a growing mass of evidence indicates that poverty estimates obtained under the CBN approach are oft...
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| author | Arndt, Channing Simler, Kenneth R. |
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| description | The “Cost of Basic Needs” (CBN) approach to drawing consumption-based poverty lines is widely applied and lays credible claim to being the best practice for estimating poverty measures. Unfortunately, a growing mass of evidence indicates that poverty estimates obtained under the CBN approach are often demonstrably utility inconsistent. Here, we introduce an information theoretic approach for estimating utility-consistent poverty lines. An example of the approach is provided for the case of Mozambique. The approach represents a powerful addition to the poverty analyst’s tool kit and enhances the attractiveness of the CBN approach for practical poverty measurement problems. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1606172025-11-06T04:40:04Z Estimating utility-consistent poverty lines Arndt, Channing Simler, Kenneth R. poverty alleviation development projects evaluation measurement The “Cost of Basic Needs” (CBN) approach to drawing consumption-based poverty lines is widely applied and lays credible claim to being the best practice for estimating poverty measures. Unfortunately, a growing mass of evidence indicates that poverty estimates obtained under the CBN approach are often demonstrably utility inconsistent. Here, we introduce an information theoretic approach for estimating utility-consistent poverty lines. An example of the approach is provided for the case of Mozambique. The approach represents a powerful addition to the poverty analyst’s tool kit and enhances the attractiveness of the CBN approach for practical poverty measurement problems. 2005 2024-11-21T09:51:20Z 2024-11-21T09:51:20Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160617 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Arndt, Channing; Simler, Kenneth R. Estimating utility-consistent poverty lines. FCND Discussion Paper Brief. 189. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160617 |
| spellingShingle | poverty alleviation development projects evaluation measurement Arndt, Channing Simler, Kenneth R. Estimating utility-consistent poverty lines |
| title | Estimating utility-consistent poverty lines |
| title_full | Estimating utility-consistent poverty lines |
| title_fullStr | Estimating utility-consistent poverty lines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimating utility-consistent poverty lines |
| title_short | Estimating utility-consistent poverty lines |
| title_sort | estimating utility consistent poverty lines |
| topic | poverty alleviation development projects evaluation measurement |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160617 |
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