International Comparisons of Poverty in South Asia

International Comparisons of Poverty in South Asia

This paper explores the methodological differences underlying the construction of the national consumption aggregates that are used to estimate international poverty rates for all countries in the South Asia region, including Afghanistan, Banglades...

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Main Authors: Islam, Tonmoy, Newhouse, David, Yanez-Pagans, Monica
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
CONSUMPTION
IMPUTED RENT
AGGREGATE VARIABLE
CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
EXTREME POVERTY
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY RATE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/805971545243107437/International-Comparisons-of-Poverty-in-South-Asia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31085

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/805971545243107437/International-Comparisons-of-Poverty-in-South-Asia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31085

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