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Author:   Channing Arndt (Senior Research Fellow, World Institute for Development Economics Research, United Nations University) ,  Finn Tarp (Director, UN University World Institute for Development Economics Research)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.550kg
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9780198744818

ISBN 10:   0198744811
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   22 December 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PART I: PRINCIPLES AND CHOICES 1: Channing Arndt and Finn Tarp: Measuring poverty and wellbeing in developing countries: motivation and overview 2: Channing Arndt, Kristi Mahrt, and Finn Tarp: Absolute poverty lines 3: Channing Arndt, Nikolaj Siersbæk, and Lars Peter Østerdal: Multidimensional first-order dominance comparisons of population wellbeing 4: Channing Arndt and Kristi Mahrt: Estimation in practice PART II: COUNTRY APPLICATIONS 5: David Stifel and Tassew Woldehanna: Estimating utility-consistent poverty in Ethiopia, 2000-11 6: David Stifel, Tiaray Razafimanantena, and Faly Rakotomanana: Estimating utility-consistent poverty in Madagascar, 2001-10 7: Ulrik Beck, Richard Mussa, and Karl Pauw: Methods matter: the sensitivity of Malawian poverty estimates to definitions, data, and assumptions 8: Channing Arndt, Sam Jones, Kristi Mahrt, Vincenzo Salvucci, and Finn Tarp: A review of consumption poverty estimation for Mozambique 9: Hina Nazli, Edward Whitney, and Kristi Mahrt: Poverty trends in Pakistan 10: Bjorn Van Campenhout, Haruna Sekabira, and Fiona Nattembo: Uganda: a new set of utility-consistent poverty lines 11: Kristi Mahrt and Malokele Nanivazo: Estimating multidimensional childhood poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo: 2007-2013 12: Raymond Elikplim Kofinti, and Samuel Kobina Annim: Child deprivation and income poverty in Ghana 13: Olu Ajakaiye, Afeikhena T. Jerome, Olanrewaju Olaniyan, Olufunke A. Alaba, and Kristi Mahrt: Spatial and temporal multidimensional poverty in Nigeria 14: Channing Arndt, Vincent Leyaro, Kristi Mahrt, and Finn Tarp: Multidimensional assessment of child welfare for Tanzania 15: Kristi Mahrt and Gibson Masumbu: Estimating multidimensional poverty in Zambia PART III: SUMMING-UP AND LESSONS LEARNT 16: Channing Arndt, Kristi Mahrt, and Finn Tarp: Synthesis 17: Ulrik Richardt Beck: Keep it real: measuring real inequality using survey data from developing countries 18: Channing Arndt and Finn Tarp: Conclusions and looking forward Channing Arndt, Ulrik Richardt Beck, M. Azhar Hussain, Kristi Mahrt, Kenneth Simler, and Finn Tarp: APPENDIX A: User guide to Poverty Line Estimation Analytical Software-PLEASe Channing Arndt and Kristi Mahrt: APPENDIX B: User guide to Estimating First-Order Dominance software (EFOD)

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This excellent volume combines theoretical discussion of the utility-consistent cost of basic needs poverty approach and first-order dominance multidimensional poverty analysis, empirical application, and practical tools in the form of user guides for estimation software...essential reading for applied poverty researchers... * Paul Shaffer, Department of International Development Studies, Trent University * This book makes accessible the recent advances in consumption and multidimensional poverty measurement. The combination of literature review, computer code, and worked examples fill a major gap, making it possible for researchers in developing countries to estimate and analyse these metrics. * John F. Hoddinott, H.E. Babcock Professor of Food and Nutrition Economics and Policy, Cornell University *

This excellent volume combines theoretical discussion of the utility-consistent cost of basic needs poverty approach and first-order dominance multidimensional poverty analysis, empirical application, and practical tools in the form of user guides for estimation software...essential reading for applied poverty researchers... Paul Shaffer, Department of International Development Studies, Trent University This book makes accessible the recent advances in consumption and multidimensional poverty measurement. The combination of literature review, computer code, and worked examples fill a major gap, making it possible for researchers in developing countries to estimate and analyse these metrics. John F. Hoddinott, H.E. Babcock Professor of Food and Nutrition Economics and Policy, Cornell University

This book makes accessible the recent advances in consumption and multidimensional poverty measurement. The combination of literature review, computer code, and worked examples fill a major gap, making it possible for researchers in developing countries to estimate and analyse these metrics. * John F. Hoddinott, H.E. Babcock Professor of Food and Nutrition Economics and Policy, Cornell University * This excellent volume combines theoretical discussion of the utility-consistent cost of basic needs poverty approach and first-order dominance multidimensional poverty analysis, empirical application, and practical tools in the form of user guides for estimation software...essential reading for applied poverty researchers... * Paul Shaffer, Department of International Development Studies, Trent University *

Author Information

Channing Arndt is a senior research fellow at the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, UNU-WIDER. He has substantial research management experience including leadership of interdisciplinary teams. His programme of research has focused on poverty alleviation and growth, agricultural development, market integration, gender and discrimination, the implications of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, technological change, trade policy, aid effectiveness, infrastructure investment, energy and biofuels, climate variability, and the economic implications of climate change. Finn Tarp is Director of UNU-WIDER and Coordinator of the Development Economics Research Group (DERG) at the University of Copenhagen. He is a leading international expert on issues of development strategy and foreign aid, with a sustained interest in poverty, income distribution, and growth. He has published widely in international academic journals alongside various books. He is a member of the World Bank Chief Economist's Council of Eminent Persons and is a resource person of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC).

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