March 2020 PovcalNet Update
The March 2020 update to PovcalNet involves several changes to the data underlying the global poverty estimates. Some welfare aggregates have been changed for improved harmonization, and some of the CPI, national accounts, and population input data have been revised. This document explains these changes in detail and the reasoning behind them. In addition to the changes listed here, a large number of new country-years have been added, bringing the total number of surveys to more than 1,900.
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Format: | Report biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020-03
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Subjects: | POVERTY MEASUREMENT, POVERTY MONITORING, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY ESTIMATE, WELFARE AGGREGATES, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, NATIONAL ACCOUNTS, |
Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/407961584980637951/March-2020-PovcalNet-Update-Whats-New https://hdl.handle.net/10986/33496 |
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Summary: | The March 2020 update to PovcalNet
involves several changes to the data underlying the global
poverty estimates. Some welfare aggregates have been changed
for improved harmonization, and some of the CPI, national
accounts, and population input data have been revised. This
document explains these changes in detail and the reasoning
behind them. In addition to the changes listed here, a large
number of new country-years have been added, bringing the
total number of surveys to more than 1,900. |
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