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Author Foster, James E. (James Eric), 1955-

Title A unified approach to measuring poverty and inequality : theory and practice / James Foster, Suman Seth, Michael Lokshin, Zurab Sajaia
Published Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 304 pages) : illustrations
Series Streamlined analysis with ADePT software
Streamlined analysis with ADePT software.
Contents Introduction -- Income standards, inequality, and poverty -- How to interpret adept results -- Frontiers of poverty measurement -- References -- Index
Summary "An introduction to the theory and practice of measuring poverty and inequality, as well as a user's guide for analyzing income or consumption distribution for any standard household dataset using the World Bank's ADePT software. The approach taken here considers income standards as building blocks for basic measurement, then uses them to construct inequality and poverty measures. This unified approach provides advantages in interpreting and contrasting the measures and in understanding the way measures vary over time and space. Several recent initiatives have lowered the cost of accessing household datasets. The ADePT software enables users to analyze microdata from household surveys and other sources and generate print-ready, standardized tables and charts. It can also be used to simulate the impact of economic shocks, cash transfers and other policy instruments on poverty, and inequality. The software automates analysis, helps minimize human errors, and encourages development of new economic analysis methods. Of interest to teachers and students as well as to policy practitioners, [this book] ... will empower researchers to plumb greater depths in searching for regularity in larger and larger datasets. This book should help to enrich discussion and analysis relating to the World Bank's recent effort toward defining new targets and indicators for promoting work on eradicating poverty and enhancing shared prosperity."--Publisher's website
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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SUBJECT Smith, Glen gnd
ADEPT (Computer program) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92034302
ADEPT fast
Subject Poverty -- Measurement -- Data processing
Equality -- Measurement -- Data processing
Income distribution -- Data processing
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Macroeconomics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
Income distribution -- Data processing
Armut
Ungleichheit
Einkommensverteilung
Messung
Wohlfahrtsmessung
Form Electronic book
Author Seth, Suman.
Lokshin, Michael.
Sajaia, Zurab.
LC no. 2012050221
ISBN 9780821398647
0821398644
1299657710
9781299657717
Other Titles Measuring poverty and inequality