Toward Better Global Poverty Measures
Published By: ADBI on eSS | Published Date: September, 01 , 2015While much progress has been made over the last 25 years in measuring global poverty, there are
a number of challenges ahead. The paper discusses three sets of problems: (i) how to allow for
social effects on welfare, recognizing the identification issues involved; (ii) the need to monitor
progress in raising the consumption floor above its biological level, in addition to counting the
number of people living near the floor; and (iii) addressing the longstanding concerns about
prevailing approaches to making inter-country comparisons of price levels facing poor people. Some
suggestions are offered for operational solutions, building on past research.
Author(s): Martin Ravallion | Posted on: Nov 16, 2015 | Views() | Download (987)