Assessing Poverty Measurement Practices and Statistical Capacity in Central America

It is important for countries to measure and track poverty as frequently and accurately as possible, particularly in Central America. That information allows identifying the poor and keeping them on the agenda, understanding the evolution of povert...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Poverty Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO SERVICES ANIMAL HUSBANDRY BASIC NEEDS CALORIC INTAKE CALORIC REQUIREMENTS CALORIES PER DAY CARIBBEAN REGION CHANGES IN POVERTY CHILD MORTALITY CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION BASKET CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION POVERTY CURRENT POVERTY DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY ECONOMIC SHOCKS EMPLOYMENT INCOME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FAMILY MEMBERS FARMERS FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHARE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLICIT ACTIVITIES INCOME INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATIONAL POVERTY LINES NATURAL DISASTERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR COUNTRIES POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY DATA POVERTY DETERMINANTS POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY MAPS POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY THRESHOLD PROGRAMS REGIONAL AVERAGE REGIONAL LEVELS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL LEVEL SAMPLE SIZE SANITATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE DELIVERY SMS SOCIAL SECURITY SPATIAL DIMENSIONS SPATIAL TRENDS SUB-REGION SUB-REGIONS TARGETING TOTAL POVERTY TOTAL POVERTY LINE TRANSPARENCY UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY VULNERABLE AREAS WELFARE INDICATOR WELFARE INDICATORS
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spelling	okr-10986-119182021-04-23T14:02:58Z Assessing Poverty Measurement Practices and Statistical Capacity in Central America World Bank ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO SERVICES ANIMAL HUSBANDRY BASIC NEEDS CALORIC INTAKE CALORIC REQUIREMENTS CALORIES PER DAY CARIBBEAN REGION CHANGES IN POVERTY CHILD MORTALITY CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION BASKET CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION POVERTY CURRENT POVERTY DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY ECONOMIC SHOCKS EMPLOYMENT INCOME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FAMILY MEMBERS FARMERS FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHARE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLICIT ACTIVITIES INCOME INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATIONAL POVERTY LINES NATURAL DISASTERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR COUNTRIES POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY DATA POVERTY DETERMINANTS POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY MAPS POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY THRESHOLD PROGRAMS REGIONAL AVERAGE REGIONAL LEVELS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL LEVEL SAMPLE SIZE SANITATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE DELIVERY SMS SOCIAL SECURITY SPATIAL DIMENSIONS SPATIAL TRENDS SUB-REGION SUB-REGIONS TARGETING TOTAL POVERTY TOTAL POVERTY LINE TRANSPARENCY UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY VULNERABLE AREAS WELFARE INDICATOR WELFARE INDICATORS It is important for countries to measure and track poverty as frequently and accurately as possible, particularly in Central America. That information allows identifying the poor and keeping them on the agenda, understanding the evolution of poverty trends over the short and long term, assessing the determinants of poverty, targeting policy interventions geared to poor people, and evaluating the effectiveness of policy actions. The need to frequently updating and collecting precise and inclusive poverty data is critical for countries in Central America, a sub-region that has proven vulnerable to various types of shocks in the past (including the recent fuel, food price, and financial crises from 2007-2008). Of particular importance for governments and donors is the issue of calculating poverty at high levels of geographic disaggregation to help them best target policy interventions for poor and vulnerable populations, while efficiently allocating resources. Notwithstanding important advances in recent years, there are a variety of elements in current poverty measurement and mapping practices in Central America that are susceptible to further improvement. The purpose of this note is to take stock of current poverty measurement practices and the status of statistical capacity for effective poverty measurement in Central America. The first section reviews the main aspects that characterize poverty methodologies currently employed by each of the six countries in Central America, laying out similarities and differences and highlighting where there's room for improvement. The second section takes a closer look at national statistical capacity for poverty data collection and evaluation, with a special focus on periodicity. The final section lays out the key constraints to poverty measurement in Central America parsed out by the topics of poverty measurement methodology, poverty mapping, and statistical capacity. 2012-12-06T19:05:19Z 2012-12-06T19:05:19Z 2012-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16702348/assessing-poverty-measurement-practices-statistical-capacity-central-america http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11918 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean Central America
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topic	ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO SERVICES ANIMAL HUSBANDRY BASIC NEEDS CALORIC INTAKE CALORIC REQUIREMENTS CALORIES PER DAY CARIBBEAN REGION CHANGES IN POVERTY CHILD MORTALITY CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION BASKET CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION POVERTY CURRENT POVERTY DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY ECONOMIC SHOCKS EMPLOYMENT INCOME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FAMILY MEMBERS FARMERS FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHARE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLICIT ACTIVITIES INCOME INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATIONAL POVERTY LINES NATURAL DISASTERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR COUNTRIES POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY DATA POVERTY DETERMINANTS POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY MAPS POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY THRESHOLD PROGRAMS REGIONAL AVERAGE REGIONAL LEVELS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL LEVEL SAMPLE SIZE SANITATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE DELIVERY SMS SOCIAL SECURITY SPATIAL DIMENSIONS SPATIAL TRENDS SUB-REGION SUB-REGIONS TARGETING TOTAL POVERTY TOTAL POVERTY LINE TRANSPARENCY UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY VULNERABLE AREAS WELFARE INDICATOR WELFARE INDICATORS
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO SERVICES ANIMAL HUSBANDRY BASIC NEEDS CALORIC INTAKE CALORIC REQUIREMENTS CALORIES PER DAY CARIBBEAN REGION CHANGES IN POVERTY CHILD MORTALITY CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION BASKET CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION POVERTY CURRENT POVERTY DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY ECONOMIC SHOCKS EMPLOYMENT INCOME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FAMILY MEMBERS FARMERS FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHARE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLICIT ACTIVITIES INCOME INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATIONAL POVERTY LINES NATURAL DISASTERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR COUNTRIES POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY DATA POVERTY DETERMINANTS POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY MAPS POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY THRESHOLD PROGRAMS REGIONAL AVERAGE REGIONAL LEVELS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL LEVEL SAMPLE SIZE SANITATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE DELIVERY SMS SOCIAL SECURITY SPATIAL DIMENSIONS SPATIAL TRENDS SUB-REGION SUB-REGIONS TARGETING TOTAL POVERTY TOTAL POVERTY LINE TRANSPARENCY UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY VULNERABLE AREAS WELFARE INDICATOR WELFARE INDICATORS World Bank Assessing Poverty Measurement Practices and Statistical Capacity in Central America
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description	It is important for countries to measure and track poverty as frequently and accurately as possible, particularly in Central America. That information allows identifying the poor and keeping them on the agenda, understanding the evolution of poverty trends over the short and long term, assessing the determinants of poverty, targeting policy interventions geared to poor people, and evaluating the effectiveness of policy actions. The need to frequently updating and collecting precise and inclusive poverty data is critical for countries in Central America, a sub-region that has proven vulnerable to various types of shocks in the past (including the recent fuel, food price, and financial crises from 2007-2008). Of particular importance for governments and donors is the issue of calculating poverty at high levels of geographic disaggregation to help them best target policy interventions for poor and vulnerable populations, while efficiently allocating resources. Notwithstanding important advances in recent years, there are a variety of elements in current poverty measurement and mapping practices in Central America that are susceptible to further improvement. The purpose of this note is to take stock of current poverty measurement practices and the status of statistical capacity for effective poverty measurement in Central America. The first section reviews the main aspects that characterize poverty methodologies currently employed by each of the six countries in Central America, laying out similarities and differences and highlighting where there's room for improvement. The second section takes a closer look at national statistical capacity for poverty data collection and evaluation, with a special focus on periodicity. The final section lays out the key constraints to poverty measurement in Central America parsed out by the topics of poverty measurement methodology, poverty mapping, and statistical capacity.
format	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study
author	World Bank
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title	Assessing Poverty Measurement Practices and Statistical Capacity in Central America
title_short	Assessing Poverty Measurement Practices and Statistical Capacity in Central America
title_full	Assessing Poverty Measurement Practices and Statistical Capacity in Central America
title_fullStr	Assessing Poverty Measurement Practices and Statistical Capacity in Central America
title_full_unstemmed	Assessing Poverty Measurement Practices and Statistical Capacity in Central America
title_sort	assessing poverty measurement practices and statistical capacity in central america
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16702348/assessing-poverty-measurement-practices-statistical-capacity-central-america http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11918
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Assessing Poverty Measurement Practices and Statistical Capacity in Central America

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