Consumption Poverty in the Republic of Kosovo in 2009 : Western Balkans Programmatic Poverty Assessment

Since the end of armed conflict in 1999, progress on improving living standards in the Republic of Kosovo has been slow and uneven, despite solid macroeconomic performance. Kosovo weathered the economic crisis in 2008-09 better than most countries in South Eastern Europe (SEE). Even so, this growth was modest, constrained by a worsening investment climate, a drop in foreign direct investment, poor governance and rule of law, and growing rent seeking behavior (World Bank 2010). Remittances from the sizeable out-migrant population also declined following the onset of the crisis. Thus Kosovo remains the poorest country in South Eastern Europe. The approach reflects a broader shift in the World Bank's analytical work on poverty in the Western Balkans, placing greater emphasis on shorter and more frequent poverty updates as new data become available. This poverty update is based on the household budget survey (HBS) conducted in 2009. Even though Kosovo appears to have suffered less from the economic crisis than most countries in Europe, it remains one of the poorest countries in Europe. Kosovo's population is exceptionally young, and children and youths are disproportionately poor. Education and employment are intimately related to poverty status. In the aggregate, Kosovo's extremely high unemployment rate is another important driver of its high poverty levels. More rapid employment growth is needed not only to help today's adults, but also to accommodate the rapidly growing youth population that is entering the labor force, and will continue to do so for many years to come.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	World Bank, Statistical Office of Kosovo
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank and Statistical Office of Kosovo, Prishtina 2011-05
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY, ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE, CALORIE INTAKE, CONFLICT, CONSUMPTION DATA, CONSUMPTION MEASURE, CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA, CONSUMPTION POVERTY, DEPENDENT VARIABLE, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION LEVEL, EMPLOYMENT CREATION, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, EXPLANATORY VARIABLES, EXTREME POVERTY, EXTREME POVERTY LINE, EXTREME POVERTY LINES, FARMER, FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, FOOD BASKET, FOOD ITEMS, FOOD POVERTY, FOOD POVERTY LINE, GDP, GINI COEFFICIENT, GROWTH ELASTICITY, GROWTH RATES, HEADCOUNT POVERTY, HEADCOUNT RATIO, HIGH POVERTY, HIGHER INEQUALITY, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT, IMPACT ON POVERTY, IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION, INCOME, INCOME FLUCTUATIONS, INDEPENDENT VARIABLE, INEQUALITY, INEQUALITY MEASURES, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, LABOR FORCE, LIVING STANDARDS, NATIONAL ACCOUNTS, POOR, POOR ADULTS, POOR GOVERNANCE, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR PEOPLE, POOR PERSON, POOR PERSONS, POOR POPULATION, POORER HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION SHARE, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY ASSESSMENTS, POVERTY CHANGES, POVERTY COMPARISONS, POVERTY ESTIMATES, POVERTY GAP, POVERTY GAP INDEX, POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY MEASURES, POVERTY OUTCOMES, POVERTY POVERTY, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY STATUS, POVERTY THRESHOLD, POVERTY UPDATE, POVERTY UPDATES, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PROGRAMMATIC POVERTY ASSESSMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR, REDUCING POVERTY, REDUCTION IN POVERTY, REGIONAL AREAS, REGIONAL LEVEL, REGIONAL LEVELS, REGIONAL PATTERNS, REGIONAL POVERTY, REGIONAL PROFILE, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL POVERTY, SELF-EMPLOYMENT, SIGNIFICANT EFFECT, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, STANDARD OF LIVING, SUBSISTENCE, SUBSISTENCE FARMERS, UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, URBAN AREAS, URBAN POVERTY, WAGE EMPLOYMENT, WELFARE MEASURE, WIDESPREAD POVERTY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/05/17368493/consumption-poverty-republic-kosovo-2009-western-balkans-programmatic-poverty-assessment https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13246
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