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Developing Poverty Assessment Tools

Examining techniques, designs, accomplishments, and outcomes of developing a poverty appraisal tools
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This presentation details the project implemented by The IRIS Center for identifying a set of a poverty indicatorsThe presentation describes the:

  • Technique for identifying the very poor;
  • Design of the test to recognize the indicators ability to act as a substitute for poverty;
  • Execution of the test;
  • Results of the test;
  • Some facts relating to the predictors:
    • Accuracy improves with additional predictors,
    • Lower accuracy exists among poor compared to non-poor,
    • Indicators vary in their degree of practicality, and there is a trade-off between accuracy and practicality.

The presentation illustrates another comparative LSMS data analysis carried out to:

  • Spot best poverty predictors;
  • Evaluate them over larger number of countries.

At the end, the presentation explores:

  • Test of the indicators for practicality to determine whether the tools are low cost and easy to use;
  • A poverty assessment tool;
  • Data collection methodologies.

About this Publication

By Poverty Assessment Working Group
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