Absolute Poverty Lines
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Absolute Poverty Lines. / Arndt, Channing; Mahrt, Kristi; Tarp, Finn.
Measuring Poverty and Wellbeing in Developing Countries. ed. / Channing Arndt; Finn Tarp. Oxford University Press, 2017. p. 10-23.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Absolute Poverty Lines
AU - Arndt, Channing
AU - Mahrt, Kristi
AU - Tarp, Finn
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Private consumption capabilities form only one facet of comprehensive living standards assessments, but they are an important facet whose measurement should be done well. Measurement is complex due to a multitude of methodological choices, which often interact with imperfect data and a desire for comparability through time. This chapter outlines ideas underpinning these choices with particular attention to the tensions between consistency and specificity. It also highlights a series of limitations associated with typical cost of basic needs approaches. Finally, it reaffirms that a ‘sensibly eclectic’ approach, employing multiple methods, is the best available mode for addressing these limitations. A first fundamental choice is whether to estimate an absolute poverty line at all. Consumption-based poverty metrics provide only a partial view into the welfare of individuals or households, which may or may not accord with other important facets of welfare.
AB - Private consumption capabilities form only one facet of comprehensive living standards assessments, but they are an important facet whose measurement should be done well. Measurement is complex due to a multitude of methodological choices, which often interact with imperfect data and a desire for comparability through time. This chapter outlines ideas underpinning these choices with particular attention to the tensions between consistency and specificity. It also highlights a series of limitations associated with typical cost of basic needs approaches. Finally, it reaffirms that a ‘sensibly eclectic’ approach, employing multiple methods, is the best available mode for addressing these limitations. A first fundamental choice is whether to estimate an absolute poverty line at all. Consumption-based poverty metrics provide only a partial view into the welfare of individuals or households, which may or may not accord with other important facets of welfare.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - poverty measurement
KW - poverty line estimation
KW - utility consistency
KW - cost of basic needs
KW - consumption
U2 - 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198744801.003.0002
DO - 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198744801.003.0002
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9780198744801
SP - 10
EP - 23
BT - Measuring Poverty and Wellbeing in Developing Countries
A2 - Arndt, Channing
A2 - Tarp, Finn
PB - Oxford University Press
ER -
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