Using Simple Cross-Country Comparisons to Guide Measurement : Poverty in the CFA Franc Zone

In order to inform discussions on the extent of poverty in a country, it is often useful to compare the country's poverty measures to estimates obtained in other countries with similar levels of development within the same region of the world....

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Main Author:	Wodon, Quentin
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE BASIC NEEDS BASIC NEEDS METHOD CONSUMER PRICE INDICES CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION LEVEL CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA COST OF FOOD CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISONS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOOD BASKET FOOD BUNDLE FOOD BUNDLES FOOD COMPONENT FOOD COMPONENTS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD ITEM FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD POVERTY LINES FOOD PRICES GDP GLOBAL POVERTY HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY LEVEL OF POVERTY MEASURING POVERTY METHODOLOGICAL CHOICES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS NON-FOOD COMPONENTS NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION NON-FOOD ITEMS NUTRITIONAL NEEDS NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OVERALL POVERTY LINE POOR POORER HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY COMPARISONS POVERTY DATA POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY MONITORING POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PRICE INFORMATION PROTEIN REGIONAL FOOD REGIONAL FOOD POVERTY LINE REGIONAL POVERTY REGIONAL POVERTY LINES RELATIVE POVERTY LINE RICHER COUNTRIES SUBSISTENCE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WIDESPREAD POVERTY
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spelling	okr-10986-95512021-04-23T14:02:45Z Using Simple Cross-Country Comparisons to Guide Measurement : Poverty in the CFA Franc Zone Wodon, Quentin ABSOLUTE POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE BASIC NEEDS BASIC NEEDS METHOD CONSUMER PRICE INDICES CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION LEVEL CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA COST OF FOOD CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISONS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOOD BASKET FOOD BUNDLE FOOD BUNDLES FOOD COMPONENT FOOD COMPONENTS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD ITEM FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD POVERTY LINES FOOD PRICES GDP GLOBAL POVERTY HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY LEVEL OF POVERTY MEASURING POVERTY METHODOLOGICAL CHOICES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS NON-FOOD COMPONENTS NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION NON-FOOD ITEMS NUTRITIONAL NEEDS NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OVERALL POVERTY LINE POOR POORER HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY COMPARISONS POVERTY DATA POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY MONITORING POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PRICE INFORMATION PROTEIN REGIONAL FOOD REGIONAL FOOD POVERTY LINE REGIONAL POVERTY REGIONAL POVERTY LINES RELATIVE POVERTY LINE RICHER COUNTRIES SUBSISTENCE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WIDESPREAD POVERTY In order to inform discussions on the extent of poverty in a country, it is often useful to compare the country's poverty measures to estimates obtained in other countries with similar levels of development within the same region of the world. Beyond gains from the point of view of cross-country comparisons that such an approach provides, there are also potential gains from such comparisons in terms of realigning a country's poverty estimates and better informing policy choices within the country. This is because where the poverty line or threshold is set is somewhat normative and thereby open to debate, and because poverty estimates are highly sensitive to the choice of the poverty line (even if poverty comparisons over time or across groups may not be), it is often difficult for agencies such as National Statistical Offices or government units in charge of Poverty Reduction Strategies in any given country to adopt a critical perspective on their own poverty estimates. This issue of Findings looks at how to use simple cross country comparisons and how to guide measurement of poverty in the CFA franc zone. 2012-08-13T08:56:10Z 2012-08-13T08:56:10Z 2007-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/8609509/using-simple-cross-country-comparisons-guide-measurement-poverty-cfa-franc-zone http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9551 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 279 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa
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topic	ABSOLUTE POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE BASIC NEEDS BASIC NEEDS METHOD CONSUMER PRICE INDICES CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION LEVEL CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA COST OF FOOD CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISONS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOOD BASKET FOOD BUNDLE FOOD BUNDLES FOOD COMPONENT FOOD COMPONENTS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD ITEM FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD POVERTY LINES FOOD PRICES GDP GLOBAL POVERTY HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY LEVEL OF POVERTY MEASURING POVERTY METHODOLOGICAL CHOICES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS NON-FOOD COMPONENTS NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION NON-FOOD ITEMS NUTRITIONAL NEEDS NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OVERALL POVERTY LINE POOR POORER HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY COMPARISONS POVERTY DATA POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY MONITORING POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PRICE INFORMATION PROTEIN REGIONAL FOOD REGIONAL FOOD POVERTY LINE REGIONAL POVERTY REGIONAL POVERTY LINES RELATIVE POVERTY LINE RICHER COUNTRIES SUBSISTENCE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WIDESPREAD POVERTY
spellingShingle	ABSOLUTE POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE BASIC NEEDS BASIC NEEDS METHOD CONSUMER PRICE INDICES CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION LEVEL CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA COST OF FOOD CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISONS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOOD BASKET FOOD BUNDLE FOOD BUNDLES FOOD COMPONENT FOOD COMPONENTS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD ITEM FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD POVERTY LINES FOOD PRICES GDP GLOBAL POVERTY HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY LEVEL OF POVERTY MEASURING POVERTY METHODOLOGICAL CHOICES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS NON-FOOD COMPONENTS NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION NON-FOOD ITEMS NUTRITIONAL NEEDS NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OVERALL POVERTY LINE POOR POORER HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY COMPARISONS POVERTY DATA POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY MONITORING POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PRICE INFORMATION PROTEIN REGIONAL FOOD REGIONAL FOOD POVERTY LINE REGIONAL POVERTY REGIONAL POVERTY LINES RELATIVE POVERTY LINE RICHER COUNTRIES SUBSISTENCE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WIDESPREAD POVERTY Wodon, Quentin Using Simple Cross-Country Comparisons to Guide Measurement : Poverty in the CFA Franc Zone
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description	In order to inform discussions on the extent of poverty in a country, it is often useful to compare the country's poverty measures to estimates obtained in other countries with similar levels of development within the same region of the world. Beyond gains from the point of view of cross-country comparisons that such an approach provides, there are also potential gains from such comparisons in terms of realigning a country's poverty estimates and better informing policy choices within the country. This is because where the poverty line or threshold is set is somewhat normative and thereby open to debate, and because poverty estimates are highly sensitive to the choice of the poverty line (even if poverty comparisons over time or across groups may not be), it is often difficult for agencies such as National Statistical Offices or government units in charge of Poverty Reduction Strategies in any given country to adopt a critical perspective on their own poverty estimates. This issue of Findings looks at how to use simple cross country comparisons and how to guide measurement of poverty in the CFA franc zone.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Wodon, Quentin
author_facet	Wodon, Quentin
author_sort	Wodon, Quentin
title	Using Simple Cross-Country Comparisons to Guide Measurement : Poverty in the CFA Franc Zone
title_short	Using Simple Cross-Country Comparisons to Guide Measurement : Poverty in the CFA Franc Zone
title_full	Using Simple Cross-Country Comparisons to Guide Measurement : Poverty in the CFA Franc Zone
title_fullStr	Using Simple Cross-Country Comparisons to Guide Measurement : Poverty in the CFA Franc Zone
title_full_unstemmed	Using Simple Cross-Country Comparisons to Guide Measurement : Poverty in the CFA Franc Zone
title_sort	using simple cross-country comparisons to guide measurement : poverty in the cfa franc zone
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/8609509/using-simple-cross-country-comparisons-guide-measurement-poverty-cfa-franc-zone http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9551
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Using Simple Cross-Country Comparisons to Guide Measurement : Poverty in the CFA Franc Zone

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