Where are Iraq’s Poor? : Mapping Poverty in Iraq

Measuring poverty and tracking it over time is an important prerequisite to national economic planning. Absence of official data on household expenditure or poverty line hampered the ability of Iraqi policymakers to understand the extent of the pro...

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Main Authors:	Vishwanath, Tara, Sharma, Dhiraj, Krishnan, Nandini, Blankespoor, Brian
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	SANITATION REGIONAL POVERTY LINES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SIZE DURABLE GOODS POVERTY LINE CHECKS ACCOUNTING REGIONAL DUMMY OIL RESERVE EMPIRICAL QUESTION INFORMATION SYSTEM FOOD CONSUMPTION INCOME INTEREST DUMMY VARIABLES POVERTY RATES POVERTY ESTIMATES INVESTMENT FUND LIVING STANDARD NATIONAL POVERTY LINE COUNTERFACTUAL HOUSING NATIONAL POVERTY DURABLE ASSETS POOR PEOPLE TAX NATIONAL POVERTY RATE POOR AREA DUMMY VARIABLE RESERVE CALORIC INTAKE MEASURES NATIONAL POVERTY LINES REGION MATERNAL MORTALITY POVERTY REDUCTION BUDGET REGIONAL POVERTY MEASURING POVERTY IMMUNIZATION CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT HOUSEHOLD HEAD NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION POVERTY MAPPING EXERCISE OPTIONS POVERTY INCIDENCE STANDARD ERRORS POOR AREAS EQUIPMENTS MARKETS POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES HOUSEHOLD INCOME POVERTY STATUS LOCAL GOVERNMENT POVERTY MAPS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS SOCIAL PROTECTION RESERVES HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY MAP HOUSEHOLD HEADS EXPENDITURE TRANSACTIONS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL EQUITY WELFARE PROGRAM POVERTY LINES CONSUMPTION REGIONAL MODELS WIDESPREAD POVERTY DROUGHT SPATIAL PATTERN MOBILE PHONE RURAL AREA RETURNS AUTONOMOUS REGION POVERTY MAPPING HOUSEHOLD CONTRACT FOOD EXPENDITURE EMPLOYMENT STATUS POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY AGRICULTURAL LAND RURAL SHARES HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS NUTRITION POVERTY MAPPING METHODOLOGY MARKET HOUSEHOLD BUDGET ACCESS TO MARKETS FOOD CHILD MORTALITY TARGETING POVERTY INDICATORS WELFARE MEASURES GOODS SECURITY REGIONS CORRELATES OF POVERTY DURABLE DRINKING WATER WAR INVESTMENT IRRIGATION SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION SHARE ACCESS TO SERVICES RURAL AREAS POVERTY CLEAN WATER INCIDENCE OF POVERTY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION CHECK DECLINE IN POVERTY TRUST FUND HEADCOUNT RATE DECLINE IN POVERTY RATES HOUSEHOLD WELFARE NON-FOOD EXPENDITURE POVERTY RATE POOR POVERTY ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT POOR PERSONS LABOR MARKETS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE POVERTY ALLEVIATION DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INEQUALITY POOR HOUSEHOLDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24746796/iraq’s-poor-mapping-poverty-iraq http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22351

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Summary:	Measuring poverty and tracking it over time is an important prerequisite to national economic planning. Absence of official data on household expenditure or poverty line hampered the ability of Iraqi policymakers to understand the extent of the problem, analyze their causes, and devise appropriate policies. Iraq household socioeconomic survey (IHSES) 2006-07 was the first survey of its kind since 1988 to cover all 18 governorates. The survey collected rich information on income, expenditure, employment, housing, education, health, and other socioeconomic indicators. Building on the experience of the first IHSES survey and using international best practice on sampling and questionnaire design and survey implementation, the second round of IHSES was fielded in 201-/13. To fill the data gap, a larger survey was designed to collect information on correlates of household welfare like demographic characteristics, education, occupation, housing, and assets and estimate small-area poverty rates using projection methods. This report presents results from the exercise, the first of its kind for Iraq. Poverty mapping not only provides a visual representation of poverty at subnational levels, it also reveals pockets of poverty and islands of prosperity where they exist. This knowledge is useful to inform decisions on policy design and targeting of development projects and programs.

Where are Iraq’s Poor? : Mapping Poverty in Iraq

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