Republic of Niger : Measuring Poverty Trends

Accurately measuring poverty and assessing trends in its incidence and severity are among the most fundamental challenges in economic development. The issue of effective poverty measurement has been the subject of renewed interest since the United Nations adopted the millennium development goals (MDGs) in 2000. In Niger, as in many comparable countries worldwide, poverty data are collected through household surveys of consumption patterns and living conditions. A number of methodological factors can affect the accuracy of consumption data during the collection phase, especially the number of survey visits, the time of year during which the questionnaire is administered, the recall period, and the composition of the consumption basket defined in the survey. The purpose of this paper is to produce a robust analysis of poverty trends in Niger from 2005 to 2011 by using the 2011 survey as the basis for monitoring poverty and correcting for methodological differences in earlier surveys. The decision to use the 2011 survey as the basis for establishing methodological consistency is rooted in two factors. First, the large variations in poverty estimates obtained in different survey periods are suspected to be due in part to changes in the survey methodology. Second, the 2011 survey coincided with the adoption of Niger’s current growth and poverty reduction strategy, programme de développement economique et social (PDES). The report describes the 2011 survey methodology and the techniques used to make the previous figures compatible with this methodology. It presents the revised poverty figures and discusses their implications. It also offers conclusions and recommendations.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015-05
Subjects:	SANITATION, REGIONAL POVERTY LINES, LIVING STANDARDS, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, POVERTY LINE, SUBSISTENCE, IMPACT ON POVERTY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, POVERTY LEVELS, FARMER, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES, FARMING SEASON, INCOME POVERTY, FOOD CONSUMPTION, INCOME, MILK, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, POVERTY ESTIMATES, POVERTY RATES, NATIONAL POVERTY LINE, REGIONAL LEVEL, TOTAL POVERTY, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, CONSUMER GOODS, CONSUMPTION DATA, ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, HOUSING, NATIONAL POVERTY, CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE, NATIONAL POVERTY RATE, RURAL POVERTY RATE, BASIC FOODSTUFFS, MEASURES, ANTIPOVERTY POLICIES, POVERTY MEASURES, HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS, WELFARE INDICATOR, REGION, POVERTY REDUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, RURAL PEOPLE, LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP, REGIONAL POVERTY, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, FARMING AREAS, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, POOR HOUSEHOLD, POVERTY GAP, SHEEP, POVERTY INCIDENCE, DIVERSITY OF LIVELIHOODS, TRANSFERS, WELFARE LEVEL, VEGETABLES, POVERTY MAPS, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, FOOD EXPENDITURES, POTABLE WATER, CALORIE INTAKE, WELFARE INDICATORS, FARMERS, CHANGES IN POVERTY, DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, UNEMPLOYMENT, POVERTY LINES, CONSUMPTION, POVERTY DATA, HUMAN CAPITAL, FOOD SECURITY, POVERTY COMPARISONS, RUNNING WATER, POVERTY MEASUREMENT, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, ECOLOGICAL ZONES, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY, RURAL POVERTY, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, RURAL, RURAL WORKERS, ASSET POVERTY, NUTRITION, TRANSACTION COSTS, CONSUMPTION PRICE, FORMS OF POVERTY, DIVERSIFICATION, ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, POVERTY INDICATORS, POOR POPULATION, CALORIES PER PERSON, REGIONS, IRRIGATION, RURAL AREAS, POVERTY, MEAT, RURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE, ABSOLUTE TERMS, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, CONSUMER PRICES, DECLINE IN POVERTY, INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT, POVERTY DYNAMICS, DECLINE IN POVERTY RATES, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, POVERTY RATE, POOR, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA, FOOD PRICES, CALORIES PER PERSON PER DAY, CONSUMPTION BASKET, ECONOMIC INSECURITY, DROP IN POVERTY, POVERTY ANALYSIS, INEQUALITY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24603339/niger-measuring-poverty-trends-methodological-analytical-issues http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22808
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