Analytical Tools for Measuring Poverty Dynamics: An Application Using Panel Data in the Philippines

Arturo Martinez ()

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Abstract: This study reviews two methods of measuring poverty dynamics. The components approach uses the longitudinally averaged income to determine whether a household is chronically poor or not. On the other hand, the spells approach counts the number of poverty episodes experienced by a household. Using panel data from the Philippines, we examine the differences between these analytical methods of measuring chronic and transient poverty. Furthermore, the study also examines the sensitivity of estimates of poverty dynamics to measurement parameters.

Keywords: persistent poverty; Philippines; transient; household; Philippines; chronic; transient; averaged income; chronically poor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-04
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