Constructing an Indicator of Consumption for the Analysis of Poverty. Principles and Illustrations with Reference to Ecuador.

This paper is concerned with the derivation of a welfare indicator for households from consumption data. It examines, illustrating with reference to data for ecuador, several of the steps involved in contructing consumption aggregates and highlights some of the principles which should guide the analysis.

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Year of publication:	1996
Authors:	Hentschel, J. ; Lanjouw, P.
Institutions:	World Bank Group
Subject:	POVERTY \| CONSUMPTION

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Series:	World Bank - Living Standards Measurement.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	39 pages
Classification:	I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Quality of Life ; I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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