Constructing Robust Poverty Trends in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2008-14

Constructing Robust Poverty Trends in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2008-14

This paper constructs and tests the robustness of consistently measured poverty trends in the Islamic Republic of Iran after 2008, using international poverty lines based on U.S. dollars at 2011 purchasing power parity. The constructed estimates re...

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Main Authors: Atamanov, Aziz, Mostafavi, Mohammad-Hadi, Salehi-Isfahani, Djavad, Vishwanath, Tara
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
inequality
purchasing power parity
poverty
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26818983/constructing-robust-poverty-trends-islamic-republic-iran-2008-14
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spelling okr-10986-251522021-06-14T10:15:01Z Constructing Robust Poverty Trends in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2008-14 Atamanov, Aziz Mostafavi, Mohammad-Hadi Salehi-Isfahani, Djavad Vishwanath, Tara inequality purchasing power parity poverty This paper constructs and tests the robustness of consistently measured poverty trends in the Islamic Republic of Iran after 2008, using international poverty lines based on U.S. dollars at 2011 purchasing power parity. The constructed estimates reveal three distinct periods of welfare in the Islamic Republic of Iran: increase in poverty and inequality between 2008 and 2009, decline in poverty and inequality between 2009 and 2012, and gradual deterioration of both indicators again after 2012. The results are robust regardless of the choice of welfare aggregate, inclusion or exclusion of different components, and spatial adjustment accounting for regional variation in food and housing prices. 2016-10-13T20:05:22Z 2016-10-13T20:05:22Z 2016-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26818983/constructing-robust-poverty-trends-islamic-republic-iran-2008-14 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25152 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7836 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Iran, Islamic Republic of
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topic inequality
purchasing power parity
poverty
spellingShingle inequality
purchasing power parity
poverty
Atamanov, Aziz
Mostafavi, Mohammad-Hadi
Salehi-Isfahani, Djavad
Vishwanath, Tara
Constructing Robust Poverty Trends in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2008-14
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Iran, Islamic Republic of
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7836
description This paper constructs and tests the robustness of consistently measured poverty trends in the Islamic Republic of Iran after 2008, using international poverty lines based on U.S. dollars at 2011 purchasing power parity. The constructed estimates reveal three distinct periods of welfare in the Islamic Republic of Iran: increase in poverty and inequality between 2008 and 2009, decline in poverty and inequality between 2009 and 2012, and gradual deterioration of both indicators again after 2012. The results are robust regardless of the choice of welfare aggregate, inclusion or exclusion of different components, and spatial adjustment accounting for regional variation in food and housing prices.
format Working Paper
author Atamanov, Aziz
Mostafavi, Mohammad-Hadi
Salehi-Isfahani, Djavad
Vishwanath, Tara
author_facet Atamanov, Aziz
Mostafavi, Mohammad-Hadi
Salehi-Isfahani, Djavad
Vishwanath, Tara
author_sort Atamanov, Aziz
title Constructing Robust Poverty Trends in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2008-14
title_short Constructing Robust Poverty Trends in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2008-14
title_full Constructing Robust Poverty Trends in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2008-14
title_fullStr Constructing Robust Poverty Trends in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2008-14
title_full_unstemmed Constructing Robust Poverty Trends in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2008-14
title_sort constructing robust poverty trends in the islamic republic of iran, 2008-14
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26818983/constructing-robust-poverty-trends-islamic-republic-iran-2008-14
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25152
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