March 2020 PovcalNet Update : What's New

March 2020 PovcalNet Update : What's New

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...

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Main Authors: Atamanov, Aziz, Castaneda Aguilar, R. Andres, Fujs, Tony H.M.J., Dewina, Reno, Diaz-Bonilla, Carolina, Mahler, Daniel Gerszon, Jolliffe, Dean, Lakner, Christoph, Matytsin, Mikhail, Montes, Jose, Moreno Herrera, Laura L., Mungai, Rose, Newhouse, David, Nguyen, Minh C., Parada Gomez Urquiza, Francisco J., Silwal, Ani Rudra, Sanchez Castro, Diana M., Schoch, Marta, Vargas Mogollon, David L., Viveros Mendoza, Martha C., Yang, Judy, Yoshida, Nobuo, Wu, Haoyu
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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
http://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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