Robustness of subjective welfare analysis in a poor developing country: Madagascar 2001

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Policy Research Working Paper, No. 3191Publication details: Washington, D. C. World Bank 2004Description: 29 pSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 339.46
Summary: The authors analyze the subjective perceptions of poverty in Madagascar in 2001 and their relationship to objective poverty indicators. They base their analysis on survey responses to a series of subjective perception questions. The authors extend the existing empirical methodology for estimating subjective poverty lines on the basis of categorical consumption adequacy questions. Based on this methodology they calculate the household-specific, subjective poverty lines and compare the poverty profiles derived from different subjective welfare questions. The results show that the aggregate poverty measures derived from consumption adequacy questions accord quite well with the poverty measures based on objective poverty lines. The subjective welfare analysis can be used in poor developing countries for evaluating socioeconomic and distributional impacts of various policy interventions. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/pt/576101468774286818/Robustness-of-subjective-welfare-analysis-in-a-poor-developing-country-Madagascar-2001
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Item location Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Vikram Sarabhai Library Rack 24-B / Slot 1052 (0 Floor, East Wing) General Stacks 339.46 L6R6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 156345

The authors analyze the subjective perceptions of poverty in Madagascar in 2001 and their relationship to objective poverty indicators. They base their analysis on survey responses to a series of subjective perception questions. The authors extend the existing empirical methodology for estimating subjective poverty lines on the basis of categorical consumption adequacy questions. Based on this methodology they calculate the household-specific, subjective poverty lines and compare the poverty profiles derived from different subjective welfare questions. The results show that the aggregate poverty measures derived from consumption adequacy questions accord quite well with the poverty measures based on objective poverty lines. The subjective welfare analysis can be used in poor developing countries for evaluating socioeconomic and distributional impacts of various policy interventions.

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/pt/576101468774286818/Robustness-of-subjective-welfare-analysis-in-a-poor-developing-country-Madagascar-2001

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.