Household Expenditure and Poverty Measures in 60 Minutes : A New Approach with Results from Mogadishu
In fragile states and areas beset by insecurity and conflict, the time available for a face-to-face interview is typically limited. That prevents administering the lengthy household consumption expenditure surveys used for measuring poverty. This p...
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okr-10986-298362021-06-08T14:42:46Z Household Expenditure and Poverty Measures in 60 Minutes : A New Approach with Results from Mogadishu Paper, Utz Mistiaen, Johan POVERTY MEASUREMENT INEQUALITY SURVEY METHODS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE LIVING STANDARDS CONSUMPTION In fragile states and areas beset by insecurity and conflict, the time available for a face-to-face interview is typically limited. That prevents administering the lengthy household consumption expenditure surveys used for measuring poverty. This paper presents a new approach to obtain unbiased estimates of poverty when the time to conduct interviews is a binding constraint. The finite list of consumption recall items is partitioned selectively into a core module and algorithmically into nonoverlapping optional modules. Each household is systematically assigned the core module and randomly assigned one of the optional modules. Multiple imputation techniques are then used to estimate total household consumption. Based on ex post simulations, the approach is demonstrated to yield reliable estimates of per capita consumption and poverty using data from a regular household budget survey collected in Hargeisa, Somaliland. The approach is then applied to a survey conducted in Mogadishu where interview time could not exceed 60 minutes. 2018-05-15T21:22:34Z 2018-05-15T21:22:34Z 2018-05 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/682571525377824199/Household-expenditure-and-poverty-measures-in-60-minutes-a-new-approach-with-results-from-Mogadishu http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29836 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8430 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 Africa Somalia |
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In fragile states and areas beset by
insecurity and conflict, the time available for a
face-to-face interview is typically limited. That prevents
administering the lengthy household consumption expenditure
surveys used for measuring poverty. This paper presents a
new approach to obtain unbiased estimates of poverty when
the time to conduct interviews is a binding constraint. The
finite list of consumption recall items is partitioned
selectively into a core module and algorithmically into
nonoverlapping optional modules. Each household is
systematically assigned the core module and randomly
assigned one of the optional modules. Multiple imputation
techniques are then used to estimate total household
consumption. Based on ex post simulations, the approach is
demonstrated to yield reliable estimates of per capita
consumption and poverty using data from a regular household
budget survey collected in Hargeisa, Somaliland. The
approach is then applied to a survey conducted in Mogadishu
where interview time could not exceed 60 minutes. |
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Paper, Utz Mistiaen, Johan |
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Paper, Utz Mistiaen, Johan |
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Household Expenditure and Poverty Measures in 60 Minutes : A New Approach with Results from Mogadishu |
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Household Expenditure and Poverty Measures in 60 Minutes : A New Approach with Results from Mogadishu |
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Household Expenditure and Poverty Measures in 60 Minutes : A New Approach with Results from Mogadishu |
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Household Expenditure and Poverty Measures in 60 Minutes : A New Approach with Results from Mogadishu |
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Household Expenditure and Poverty Measures in 60 Minutes : A New Approach with Results from Mogadishu |
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household expenditure and poverty measures in 60 minutes : a new approach with results from mogadishu |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2018 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/682571525377824199/Household-expenditure-and-poverty-measures-in-60-minutes-a-new-approach-with-results-from-Mogadishu http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29836 |
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