HOW WELL DO STATIC INDICATORS IDENTIFY THE CHRONICALLY POOR

被引：52

作者：

CHAUDHURI, S

RAVALLION, M

机构：

[1] WORLD BANK, 1818 H ST, WASHINGTON, DC 20433 USA

[2] PRINCETON UNIV, PRINCETON, NJ 08544 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS | 1994年 / 53卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1016/0047-2727(94)90031-0

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We investigate how well the most widely used static welfare indicators perform in identifying the chronically poor. We propose a normative measure of performance: the cost of a given impact on chronic poverty when transfers are contingent, upon a purely static indicator. Using longitudinal household data from rural India, we find that current consumption is not always a better indicator of chronic poverty than current income. Both, however, perform much better than other common indicators, such as food share and access to land.

引用

页码：367 / 394

页数：28

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