Is severe poverty a good proxy for chronic poverty? Evidence from a multi-country study. CPRC Working Paper No. 179.

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 1 January 2011

• Country: Uganda, Vietnam, China, Peru, South Africa, Indonesia, Tanzania, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, East Timor, Ivory Coast
• Document Type: Working Paper
• Theme: Social Change
• Authors: McKay, A., Perge, E.

Abstract

This paper seeks to assess the extent to which severe or extreme poverty, measured at one point in time, can serve as an adequate proxy for chronic poverty. It analyses 23 panel data sets from 12 countries (China - Sichuan, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia - rural, Egypt, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Peru, South Africa - KwaZulu Natal, Tanzania - Kagera, Timor Leste, Uganda, Vietnam),. It concludes that severe poverty serves as a fairly reliable predictor of chronic poverty. Greater availability of panel data sets would make for a more reliable approach. Until then, severe poverty can be considered an adequate proxy for identifying significant numbers of the chronically poor.

Citation

McKay, A.; Perge, E. Is severe poverty a good proxy for chronic poverty? Evidence from a multi-country study. CPRC Working Paper No. 179. Chronic Poverty Research Centre, London, UK (2011) 25 pp. ISBN 978-1-906433-85-7

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Is severe poverty a good proxy for chronic poverty? Evidence from a multi-country study. CPRC Working Paper No. 179.

Published 1 January 2011