Estimation of Multidimensional Poverty in Morocco: A Small Area Estimation Approach Using Meteorological and Socio-economic Covariates

Gianni Betti, Federico Crescenzi (), Vasco Molini () and Lorenzo Mori ()
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Federico Crescenzi: University of Tuscia
Lorenzo Mori: University of Bologna

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2024, vol. 175, issue 2, No 9, 545-575

Abstract: Abstract In this paper we estimate the Head Count Ratio (HCR) and two fuzzy poverty measures at provincial level in Morocco using data from the Household Budget Survey (HBS). As the sample size is not always sufficient to provide reliable direct estimates, we use a Fay–Herriot model with additive logistic transformation and meteorological covariates to obtain estimates with lower mean squared errors. Among our main results, we find out that the Fuzzy Monetary measure provides more accurate estimates than the Head Count Ratio when conducting small area estimation exercises. Also, we empirically notice that the set of covariates at our disposal allows us to obtain better estimates for each supplementary poverty measure that we identify.

Keywords: Fuzzy measures; Remote sensing; SAE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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