Constructing an Indicator of Consumption for the Analysis of Poverty. Principles and Illustrations with Reference to Ecuador

J. Hentschel and Peter Lanjouw

Working Papers from World Bank - Living Standards Measurement

Abstract: This paper is concerned with the derivation of a welfare indicator for households from consumption data. It examines, illustrating with reference to data for ecuador, several of the steps involved in contructing consumption aggregates and highlights some of the principles which should guide the analysis.

Keywords: POVERTY; CONSUMPTION (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 I32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 1996
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