Brazil : Measuring Poverty Using Household Consumption

This report on measuring poverty using household consumption summarizes the work undertaken as part of the Brazil Poverty Measurement Study (BRAPOV) that supported a program of analytical work and technical support via an in-depth assessment of the measurement of poverty and inequality in Brazil. The survey not only presented an opportunity for in-depth analysis, but also for collaboration between the World Bank and partners in Brazil. Emphasis thus was placed also on process as a key input for impact, while at the same time balancing this objective with the need to deliver quality and timely analytical work. Specifically, the analysis in this report builds on earlier studies on the methodologies for constructing consistent poverty profiles and poverty lines (e.g. Bidani and Ravallion, 1994, Ravallion, 1998 and Kakwani, 2003) and on the measurement of poverty in Brazil in order to construct poverty lines for the different regions of Brazil; detailed spatial price indices to capture spatial variation in the cost of living; an updated poverty profile; and micro-area maps of poverty and inequality for Brazil.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2007-01
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, BASIC NEEDS, CALORIC REQUIREMENTS, CALORIES PER DAY, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY-BUILDING, CHANGES IN POVERTY, CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES, CONSUMPTION, CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE, CONSUMPTION BASKET, CONSUMPTION DATA, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA, COST OF FOOD, CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION, CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION, DATA SETS, DISSEMINATION, ECONOMICS, ELDERLY, ESTIMATES OF POVERTY, EXPENDITURES, EXPLANATORY VARIABLES, EXTREME POVERTY, EXTREME POVERTY LINE, FAMILY INCOME, FOOD BASKET, FOOD BUNDLE, FOOD NEEDS, FOOD POVERTY, FOOD POVERTY LINE, GINI COEFFICIENT, GROWTH RATES, HEADCOUNT INDEX, HEADCOUNT POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HOUSING, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INCOME DATA, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME INEQUALITY, INCOME LEVELS, INEQUALITY, INEQUALITY MEASURES, INSURANCE, INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES, LIVING CONDITIONS, LIVING STANDARDS, MEAN EXPENDITURES, MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY, MEASURING POVERTY, MIGRATION, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, PER CAPITA INCOME, POLICY IMPLICATIONS, POLICY MAKERS, POOR, POOR HOUSEHOLD, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POVERTY, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY ANALYSIS, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY ESTIMATES, POVERTY GAP, POVERTY GAP INDEX, POVERTY INDEX, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY MAP, POVERTY MAPS, POVERTY MEASUREMENT, POVERTY MEASURES, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY PROFILES, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY SEVERITY, POVERTY THRESHOLD, PURCHASING POWER, PURCHASING POWER PARITY, REFORM PROGRAMS, REGIONAL DISPARITIES, REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION, RELATIVE PRICES, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL POPULATIONS, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SANITATION, SELF-EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, TARGETING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY, TRANSFER PROGRAMS, TRANSPORTATION, URBAN AREAS, WELFARE MEASURES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7372055/brazil-measuring-poverty-using-household-consumption https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8037
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