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The Conceptual Basis of Measures of Household Welfare and Their Implied Survey Data Requirements
Author: Christiaan Grootaert
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This paper surveys three alternative approaches to the measurement and analysis of welfare, reflective of the thinking that has been ongoing in the Bank's Living Standards Measurement Study. The first approach advocates the derivation of true indexes of welfare from the preference paramaters estimated in an integrated model of household expenditures deflated by a price index and an adult equivalence scale as a measure of welfare. The third approach consists of the calculation of full income for households. These last two approaces are in a sense shortcut versions of the first, requiring less data. The choice of approach must be based on careful investigation of the trade-off between conceptual rigor and practical constraints on data collection and use. Welfare is a multidimensional concept; attention is given to short-term stochastic variations, asset accumulation, and vulnerability of the household. The paper also discusses the multipurpose household survey needed to gather data and some principles about data presentation.
The Measurement of Household Welfare
Author: R. W. Blundell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1994-09-15
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 0521451957
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The measurement of household welfare is one of the most compelling yet demanding areas in economics. To place the analysis of inequality and poverty within an economic framework where individuals are making decisions about current and lifetime incomes and expenditures is a difficult task, made all the more challenging by the complexity of the decision-making process in which households are involved and the variety of constraints they face. This 1994 book examines the conceptual and practical difficulties of making inferences from observed behaviour. It addresses the problems of making comparisons across a range of very different households and discusses how data for such comparisons should be collected. The contributions, from experts from Europe, North America and Australia, have the unifying theme that there is a strong relationship between theoretical concepts from microeconomics and the appropriate use of micro data in evaluating household welfare.
Poverty Comparisons and Household Survey Design
Author: Steven Howes
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9780821338629
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →World Bank Discussion Paper No. 356. The World Bank has become the world's largest lender in the health, nutrition, and population (HNP) sectors, requiring the institution to seek ever greater evidence that its work is effective on the ground. This paper reviews the literature on the causes of observed changes in health and fertility levels, on the evaluation of policies, and on programs designed to accelerate these changes. It presents a framework that delineates the relationships between Bank activities in the HNP sectors, the characteristics of a health care system, household behavior, and changes in health outcomes. The paper also describes a strategy for assessing the development effectiveness of the Bank's work in these sectors. The underlying thesis is that changes in health policy and improved outcomes depend on the the demand for health services and on institutional incentives that drive health care system performance.
Model Living Standards Measurement Study Survey Questionnaire for the Countries of the Former Soviet Union
Author: Raylynn Oliver
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780821339343
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Living Standards Measurement Survey Working Paper No. 130.This document presents a set of Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) questionnaires that have been developed for use in the Russian-speaking countries of the former Soviet Union. The questionnaires are available in English and Russian, as well as in an electronic format. The document describes in detail how to modify the questionnaires for use in any specific country. The author guides the questionnaire writer through the modification process, illustrating the important aspects of LSMS surveys, the translation and field-testing procedures, and a section-by-section description of the types of modification that are likely to be required to suit particular goals and circumstances.Also available in Russian : (ISBN 0-8213-3935-4) / Stock No. 13935
Guidelines for Constructing Consumption Aggregates for Welfare Analysis
Author: Angus Deaton
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780821349908
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In September 2001, staff from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund met with the objective of strengthening collaboration between the two organizations in projects of civil service reform. This strengthened collaboration will have key benefits in ensuring consistency between the conflicting goals of the two organizations, establishing realistic objectives within the reform process, and maintaining a core set of wage and employment data. The principal conclusion arrived at was that World Bank and IMF staff should be engaging in collaboration earlier in the reform process. To guide the collaboration, six foundations were identified. These include: develop a medium-term fiscal framework; foster national ownership by making reforms politically feasible; focus and streamline conditionality; agree on sequencing and timing of reforms; and strengthen data collection. These principals will be tested for effectiveness in several focus countries.
The Evolution of Welfare and Poverty Under Structural Change and Economic Recession in Cote d'lvoire, 1985-88
Author: Christiaan Grootaert
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 118
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Investigating the Determinants of Household Welfare in Cote D'Ivoire
Author: Paul Glewwe
Publisher:
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 68
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →To predict the effect of economic policies on household welfare, one should first understand which characteristics of households and of the localities in which they live, enable them to raise their welfare levels. This paper outlines a simple procedure for investigating the determinants of household welfare and demonstrates its use with recent data from Cote d'Ivoire. Despite the relative simplicity, much information is obtained from its use on cross-sectional survey data. Results specific to Cote d'Ivoire include : high (low) returns to education in urban (rural) areas; high benefits from cocoa land relative to coffee land; a significant impact on economic welfare from the availability of medical services, and no apparent benefits from agricultural extension services.
Poverty Lines in Theory and Practice
Author: Martin Ravallion
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 58
ISBN-13: 9780821342268
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A poverty line helps focus the attention of governments and civil society on the living conditions of the poor. This paper offers a critical overview of alternative approaches to setting poverty lines. In reviewing the methods found in practice, the paper tries to throw light on, and go some way toward resolving, ongoing debates about poverty measurement, emphasizing those debates which would appear to have greatest bearing on policy discussions.
