CPI Bias and Its Implications for Poverty Reduction in Africa
International poverty estimates for countries in Africa commonly rely on national consumer price indexes to adjust trends in nominal consumption over time for changes in the cost of living. However, the consumer price index is subject to various ty...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/284781481032358665/CPI-bias-and-its-implications-for-poverty-reduction-in-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25806 |