The Performance of a Consumption Augmented Asset Index in Ranking Households and Identifying the Poor

The Performance of a Consumption Augmented Asset Index in Ranking Households and Identifying the Poor

Asset ownership indices are widely used as inexpensive proxies for consumption. This paper shows that these indices can be augmented using dichotomous indicators for consumption, which are equally easy to obtain. The paper uses multiple rounds of L...

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Main Authors: Ngo, Diana, Christiaensen, Luc
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
ASSET INDEX
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
CONSUMPTION PROXY
PROXY-MEANS TESTING
LIVING STANDARDS
LSMS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/882101520515555525/The-performance-of-a-consumption-augmented-asset-index-in-ranking-Households-and-Identifying-the-Poor
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29456

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/882101520515555525/The-performance-of-a-consumption-augmented-asset-index-in-ranking-Households-and-Identifying-the-Poor
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29456

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