A profile of poverty in Egypt: 1997

This paper presents a profile of poverty in Egypt for 1997. It assesses the magnitude of poverty and its distribution across geographic and socioeconomic groups, provides information on the characteristics of the poor, illustrates the heterogeneity among the poor, and helps identify empirical correl...

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Main Authors: Datt, Gaurav, Jolliffe, Dean, Sharma, Manohar
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 1998
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161203
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Sharma, Manohar
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description This paper presents a profile of poverty in Egypt for 1997. It assesses the magnitude of poverty and its distribution across geographic and socioeconomic groups, provides information on the characteristics of the poor, illustrates the heterogeneity among the poor, and helps identify empirical correlates of poverty. The poverty profile is constructed using data from the recently completed Egypt Integrated Household Survey, a nationwide, multiple-topic household survey, carried out by the International Food Policy Research Institute in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and the Ministry of Trade and Supply. Reference poverty lines that take into account regional differences in food and nonfood prices, age and composition of poor households, and food and nonfood consumption preferences are used to determine incidence, depth, and severity of poverty. The characteristics of the poor are analyzed. These characteristics include household composition, dwelling type, educational attainment and access, labor force participation and distribution, child immunization levels, payment transfers, agricultural landholdings, and access to community facilities.
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spelling CGSpace1612032025-11-06T06:10:01Z A profile of poverty in Egypt: 1997 Datt, Gaurav Jolliffe, Dean Sharma, Manohar food consumption poverty This paper presents a profile of poverty in Egypt for 1997. It assesses the magnitude of poverty and its distribution across geographic and socioeconomic groups, provides information on the characteristics of the poor, illustrates the heterogeneity among the poor, and helps identify empirical correlates of poverty. The poverty profile is constructed using data from the recently completed Egypt Integrated Household Survey, a nationwide, multiple-topic household survey, carried out by the International Food Policy Research Institute in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and the Ministry of Trade and Supply. Reference poverty lines that take into account regional differences in food and nonfood prices, age and composition of poor households, and food and nonfood consumption preferences are used to determine incidence, depth, and severity of poverty. The characteristics of the poor are analyzed. These characteristics include household composition, dwelling type, educational attainment and access, labor force participation and distribution, child immunization levels, payment transfers, agricultural landholdings, and access to community facilities. 1998 2024-11-21T09:54:08Z 2024-11-21T09:54:08Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161203 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Datt, Gaurav; Jolliffe, Dean; Sharma, Manohar. 1998. A profile of poverty in Egypt;1997. FCND Discussion Paper 49. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161203
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