Republic of Niger : Measuring Poverty Trends

Accurately measuring poverty and assessing trends in its incidence and severity are among the most fundamental challenges in economic development. The issue of effective poverty measurement has been the subject of renewed interest since the United...

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topic SANITATION
REGIONAL POVERTY LINES
LIVING STANDARDS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
POVERTY LINE
SUBSISTENCE
IMPACT ON POVERTY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
POVERTY LEVELS
FARMER
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
FARMING SEASON
INCOME POVERTY
FOOD CONSUMPTION
INCOME
MILK
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY RATES
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
REGIONAL LEVEL
TOTAL POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
CONSUMER GOODS
CONSUMPTION DATA
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
HOUSING
NATIONAL POVERTY
CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
NATIONAL POVERTY RATE
RURAL POVERTY RATE
BASIC FOODSTUFFS
MEASURES
ANTIPOVERTY POLICIES
POVERTY MEASURES
HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
WELFARE INDICATOR
REGION
POVERTY REDUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
RURAL PEOPLE
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
REGIONAL POVERTY
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
FARMING AREAS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POVERTY GAP
SHEEP
POVERTY INCIDENCE
DIVERSITY OF LIVELIHOODS
TRANSFERS
WELFARE LEVEL
VEGETABLES
POVERTY MAPS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
FOOD EXPENDITURES
POTABLE WATER
CALORIE INTAKE
WELFARE INDICATORS
FARMERS
CHANGES IN POVERTY
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
UNEMPLOYMENT
POVERTY LINES
CONSUMPTION
POVERTY DATA
HUMAN CAPITAL
FOOD SECURITY
POVERTY COMPARISONS
RUNNING WATER
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
ECOLOGICAL ZONES
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
RURAL
RURAL WORKERS
ASSET POVERTY
NUTRITION
TRANSACTION COSTS
CONSUMPTION PRICE
FORMS OF POVERTY
DIVERSIFICATION
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
POVERTY INDICATORS
POOR POPULATION
CALORIES PER PERSON
REGIONS
IRRIGATION
RURAL AREAS
POVERTY
MEAT
RURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE
ABSOLUTE TERMS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
CONSUMER PRICES
DECLINE IN POVERTY
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
POVERTY DYNAMICS
DECLINE IN POVERTY RATES
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
POVERTY RATE
POOR
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
FOOD PRICES
CALORIES PER PERSON PER DAY
CONSUMPTION BASKET
ECONOMIC INSECURITY
DROP IN POVERTY
POVERTY ANALYSIS
INEQUALITY
spellingShingle SANITATION
REGIONAL POVERTY LINES
LIVING STANDARDS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
POVERTY LINE
SUBSISTENCE
IMPACT ON POVERTY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
POVERTY LEVELS
FARMER
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
FARMING SEASON
INCOME POVERTY
FOOD CONSUMPTION
INCOME
MILK
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY RATES
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
REGIONAL LEVEL
TOTAL POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
CONSUMER GOODS
CONSUMPTION DATA
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
HOUSING
NATIONAL POVERTY
CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
NATIONAL POVERTY RATE
RURAL POVERTY RATE
BASIC FOODSTUFFS
MEASURES
ANTIPOVERTY POLICIES
POVERTY MEASURES
HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
WELFARE INDICATOR
REGION
POVERTY REDUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
RURAL PEOPLE
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
REGIONAL POVERTY
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
FARMING AREAS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POVERTY GAP
SHEEP
POVERTY INCIDENCE
DIVERSITY OF LIVELIHOODS
TRANSFERS
WELFARE LEVEL
VEGETABLES
POVERTY MAPS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
FOOD EXPENDITURES
POTABLE WATER
CALORIE INTAKE
WELFARE INDICATORS
FARMERS
CHANGES IN POVERTY
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
UNEMPLOYMENT
POVERTY LINES
CONSUMPTION
POVERTY DATA
HUMAN CAPITAL
FOOD SECURITY
POVERTY COMPARISONS
RUNNING WATER
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
ECOLOGICAL ZONES
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
RURAL
RURAL WORKERS
ASSET POVERTY
NUTRITION
TRANSACTION COSTS
CONSUMPTION PRICE
FORMS OF POVERTY
DIVERSIFICATION
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
POVERTY INDICATORS
POOR POPULATION
CALORIES PER PERSON
REGIONS
IRRIGATION
RURAL AREAS
POVERTY
MEAT
RURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE
ABSOLUTE TERMS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
CONSUMER PRICES
DECLINE IN POVERTY
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
POVERTY DYNAMICS
DECLINE IN POVERTY RATES
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
POVERTY RATE
POOR
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
FOOD PRICES
CALORIES PER PERSON PER DAY
CONSUMPTION BASKET
ECONOMIC INSECURITY
DROP IN POVERTY
POVERTY ANALYSIS
INEQUALITY
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Republic of Niger : Measuring Poverty Trends
geographic_facet Africa
Niger
description Accurately measuring poverty and assessing trends in its incidence and severity are among the most fundamental challenges in economic development. The issue of effective poverty measurement has been the subject of renewed interest since the United Nations adopted the millennium development goals (MDGs) in 2000. In Niger, as in many comparable countries worldwide, poverty data are collected through household surveys of consumption patterns and living conditions. A number of methodological factors can affect the accuracy of consumption data during the collection phase, especially the number of survey visits, the time of year during which the questionnaire is administered, the recall period, and the composition of the consumption basket defined in the survey. The purpose of this paper is to produce a robust analysis of poverty trends in Niger from 2005 to 2011 by using the 2011 survey as the basis for monitoring poverty and correcting for methodological differences in earlier surveys. The decision to use the 2011 survey as the basis for establishing methodological consistency is rooted in two factors. First, the large variations in poverty estimates obtained in different survey periods are suspected to be due in part to changes in the survey methodology. Second, the 2011 survey coincided with the adoption of Niger’s current growth and poverty reduction strategy, programme de développement economique et social (PDES). The report describes the 2011 survey methodology and the techniques used to make the previous figures compatible with this methodology. It presents the revised poverty figures and discusses their implications. It also offers conclusions and recommendations.
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title Republic of Niger : Measuring Poverty Trends
title_short Republic of Niger : Measuring Poverty Trends
title_full Republic of Niger : Measuring Poverty Trends
title_fullStr Republic of Niger : Measuring Poverty Trends
title_full_unstemmed Republic of Niger : Measuring Poverty Trends
title_sort republic of niger : measuring poverty trends
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24603339/niger-measuring-poverty-trends-methodological-analytical-issues
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22808
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spelling okr-10986-228082021-04-23T14:04:10Z Republic of Niger : Measuring Poverty Trends World Bank SANITATION REGIONAL POVERTY LINES LIVING STANDARDS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD SIZE POVERTY LINE SUBSISTENCE IMPACT ON POVERTY ECONOMIC GROWTH POVERTY LEVELS FARMER POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES FARMING SEASON INCOME POVERTY FOOD CONSUMPTION INCOME MILK AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY RATES NATIONAL POVERTY LINE REGIONAL LEVEL TOTAL POVERTY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMPTION DATA ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION HOUSING NATIONAL POVERTY CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE NATIONAL POVERTY RATE RURAL POVERTY RATE BASIC FOODSTUFFS MEASURES ANTIPOVERTY POLICIES POVERTY MEASURES HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS WELFARE INDICATOR REGION POVERTY REDUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES RURAL PEOPLE LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP REGIONAL POVERTY RURAL HOUSEHOLDS FARMING AREAS HOUSEHOLD HEAD POOR HOUSEHOLD POVERTY GAP SHEEP POVERTY INCIDENCE DIVERSITY OF LIVELIHOODS TRANSFERS WELFARE LEVEL VEGETABLES POVERTY MAPS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS FOOD EXPENDITURES POTABLE WATER CALORIE INTAKE WELFARE INDICATORS FARMERS CHANGES IN POVERTY DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY HOUSEHOLD HEADS UNEMPLOYMENT POVERTY LINES CONSUMPTION POVERTY DATA HUMAN CAPITAL FOOD SECURITY POVERTY COMPARISONS RUNNING WATER POVERTY MEASUREMENT SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ECOLOGICAL ZONES RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY RURAL POVERTY INCOME DISTRIBUTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR EMPLOYMENT STATUS POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY RURAL RURAL WORKERS ASSET POVERTY NUTRITION TRANSACTION COSTS CONSUMPTION PRICE FORMS OF POVERTY DIVERSIFICATION ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY POVERTY INDICATORS POOR POPULATION CALORIES PER PERSON REGIONS IRRIGATION RURAL AREAS POVERTY MEAT RURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE ABSOLUTE TERMS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION CONSUMER PRICES DECLINE IN POVERTY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT POVERTY DYNAMICS DECLINE IN POVERTY RATES HOUSEHOLD WELFARE POVERTY RATE POOR POVERTY ASSESSMENT CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA FOOD PRICES CALORIES PER PERSON PER DAY CONSUMPTION BASKET ECONOMIC INSECURITY DROP IN POVERTY POVERTY ANALYSIS INEQUALITY Accurately measuring poverty and assessing trends in its incidence and severity are among the most fundamental challenges in economic development. The issue of effective poverty measurement has been the subject of renewed interest since the United Nations adopted the millennium development goals (MDGs) in 2000. In Niger, as in many comparable countries worldwide, poverty data are collected through household surveys of consumption patterns and living conditions. A number of methodological factors can affect the accuracy of consumption data during the collection phase, especially the number of survey visits, the time of year during which the questionnaire is administered, the recall period, and the composition of the consumption basket defined in the survey. The purpose of this paper is to produce a robust analysis of poverty trends in Niger from 2005 to 2011 by using the 2011 survey as the basis for monitoring poverty and correcting for methodological differences in earlier surveys. The decision to use the 2011 survey as the basis for establishing methodological consistency is rooted in two factors. First, the large variations in poverty estimates obtained in different survey periods are suspected to be due in part to changes in the survey methodology. Second, the 2011 survey coincided with the adoption of Niger’s current growth and poverty reduction strategy, programme de développement economique et social (PDES). The report describes the 2011 survey methodology and the techniques used to make the previous figures compatible with this methodology. It presents the revised poverty figures and discusses their implications. It also offers conclusions and recommendations. 2015-11-03T15:52:40Z 2015-11-03T15:52:40Z 2015-05 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24603339/niger-measuring-poverty-trends-methodological-analytical-issues http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22808 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Africa Niger