Living Standards and Poverty in Moldova

Poverty in Moldova is widespread and endemic, with poverty rates averaging 60 percent from 1997 to 2002. As a starting point for a profile of poverty rates and a description of recent trends, it is useful to put the macroeconomic situation in context2. Following significant declines in GDP in the early nineties, GDP per capita began to recover through 1997, only to suffer due to vulnerability of the Moldovan economy to the Russian crisis. GDP fell by more than 6 percent in 1998; by 1999, GDP per capita was similar to levels in 1994. Overall, GDP declined by over 65 percent between 1990 until 2000. The movement in the poverty rate in recent years has paralleled these significant macroeconomic developments. In the context of the rapid economic changes in Moldova, the objective of this report is to examine multiple indicators of well-being to provide greater insight into the profile and dynamics of poverty in Moldova. A profile of poverty is crucial to the design of effective anti-poverty measures that will enable the country to reduce poverty more effectively while promoting economic growth. The next sections of this report describe: (i) an overview of expenditure-based poverty and inequality measures, (ii) international comparisons (iii) non-income based measures of poverty, (iv) poverty profile and changes in risk, (v) patterns of poverty during crisis and recovery, and (vi) recommendations for improving the monitoring of poverty and living standards.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Beegle, Kathleen G.
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2004
Subjects:	LIVING STANDARDS, POVERTY THRESHOLD, ABSOLUTE MEASURE OF POVERTY, RISKS, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES, POVERTY LINE, SUBSISTENCE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, POVERTY LEVELS, FARMER, WAGE EARNERS, POVERTY RISK, INCOME, SCHOOLING, POVERTY INDICES, POVERTY ESTIMATES, POVERTY RATES, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, TOTAL POVERTY, HOUSING, NATIONAL POVERTY, POOR PEOPLE, POORER HOUSEHOLDS, INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES, RURAL POPULATION, MEASURES, POVERTY MEASURES, MATERNAL MORTALITY, REGION, POVERTY REDUCTION, REGIONAL POVERTY, DIMENSIONS OF VULNERABILITY, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD BASKET, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, FOOD POVERTY LINE, POOR HOUSEHOLD, POVERTY GAP, INCOME GROWTH, POVERTY INCIDENCE, HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, POOR HEALTH, POVERTY STATUS, POVERTY MAPS, POVERTY MONITORING SYSTEM, CHRONIC POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, ANTI-POVERTY, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE, REGIONAL BREAKDOWN, SOCIAL PROTECTION, POVERTY RANKINGS, FARMERS, CHANGES IN POVERTY, DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY, POVERTY MAP, PENSION INCOME, POVERTY PROFILE, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, FOOD ITEMS, WELFARE DISTRIBUTION, INFANT MORTALITY, POVERTY LINES, CONSUMPTION, UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY, FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, FOOD POVERTY, POVERTY MEASUREMENT, REGIONAL DIFFERENCES, VULNERABLE GROUPS, FARM ACTIVITIES, POVERTY MAPPING, SAFETY NET, RURAL POVERTY, ABSOLUTE POVERTY, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, RURAL, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, POVERTY SEVERITY, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, POVERTY LEVEL, RURAL REGIONS, ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, TARGETING, POVERTY INDICATORS, POOR POPULATION, AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, REGIONS, EXTREME POVERTY, INCOME SHARES, ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE, RURAL AREAS, POVERTY, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, POVERTY UPDATE, DECLINE IN POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, POVERTY RATE, POOR, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA, WELFARE MEASURE, INDICATOR OF POVERTY, INFANT MORTALITY RATE, SELF-EMPLOYMENT, CASH FLOW, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY ANALYSIS, INEQUALITY, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR PERSON,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25486905/living-standards-poverty-moldova https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23361
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