September 2020 PovcalNet Update : What’s New

September 2020 PovcalNet Update : What’s New

The September 2020 update to PovcalNet mainly involves the adoption of the revised 2011 PPPs for the estimation of global poverty. In addition, the coverage rules for reporting regional and global poverty aggregates have been reviewed, resulting in...

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Main Authors: Castaneda Aguilar, R. Andres, Fujs, Tony, Jolliffe, Dean, Lakner, Christoph, Gerszon Mahler, Daniel, Nguyen, Minh C., Schoch, Marta, Vargas Mogollon, David L., Viveros Mendoza, Martha C., Baah, Samuel Kofi Tetteh, Yonzan, Nishant, Yoshida, Nobuo
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
POVERTY
POVERTY ESTIMATE
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
SHARED PROSPERITY
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
INEQUALITY
POPULATION DATA
GINI COEFFICIENT
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/144451599591697923/September-2020-PovcalNet-Update-What-s-New
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34451
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Summary:The September 2020 update to PovcalNet mainly involves the adoption of the revised 2011 PPPs for the estimation of global poverty. In addition, the coverage rules for reporting regional and global poverty aggregates have been reviewed, resulting in small adjustments. Historical regional and global aggregates are now reported with an annual frequency instead of intervals with varying lengths. Only two surveys have been added and some welfare aggregates have been revised compared with the March 2020 update. National accounts and population input data have been updated. This document explains these changes and the rationale behind them in detail. The data and associated estimates are used for the analysis of global poverty in the forthcoming Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report 2020.

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