Measuring Poverty Accounting for Time

Gradín, Carlos; Río, Coral del; Cantó, Olga

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4991.2011.00458.x

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“…In terms of duration, first-spells have a mean duration of two and a half years while the duration of second and third poverty spells is slightly shorter (1.8 and 1.3 years respectively). 15 3. 3 Life-table estimates of transition rates Tables 6 and 7 and Figs.…”

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Measuring the effect of spell recurrence on poverty dynamics—evidence from Spain

Muñoz

Cantó

2011

J Econ Inequal

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Accounting for the time individuals spend below the poverty line is an important dimension in order to design social policies to fight against poverty. The literature is currently aiming to construct a consistent aggregate measure of poverty over time that takes into account individual income lifetime profiles. It is however, far from clear which aspects of the specific patterns of poverty spells should be included. Using longitudinal data for Spain, this paper shows that the effect of spell recurrence on poverty dynamics is relevant. Poverty exit and re-entry rates vary not only with personal or household characteristics but also with spell accumulation and the duration of current and past spells. In general, our main findings support that an aggregate intertemporal poverty index should incorporate full individual poverty lifetime trajectories accounting for both poverty and non-poverty spell durations.

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Section: Sample Selection and Descriptive Analysis Of Durationmentioning

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Measuring the effect of spell recurrence on poverty dynamics—evidence from Spain

Muñoz

Cantó

2011

J Econ Inequal

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“…Combining the different aspects of poverty persistence such as duration, recurrence, intensity, and transferability across periods into a consistent summary measure of poverty persistence is difficult, though attempts have been made, including ones that add other aspects of poverty such as inequality [8]. In practice, simple measures of persistent poverty such as the number of periods spent poor within a fixed time spread or period-to-period transition probabilities still dominate, most likely because they are easy to understand or because of data limitations.…”

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“…The studies cited here cover specific time periods, some of which are more recent than others. Some use data up the middle of the first decade of the 2000s [4], [7], [9], [10], [11]; others use data from the 1990s or early 2000s [1], [2], [5], [6], [8], [12], [13] or even from the 1980s or earlier [3].…”

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“…For example, the cross-nationally comparable European Community Household Panel, used in several studies [1], [5], [8], [13], has been replaced by the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions, which features only a fouryear rotating panel structure, thus severely restricting the possibility of analyzing longer-term poverty dynamics [10]. Nonetheless, considering that the evidence on poverty persistence and poverty dynamics shows so many common patterns across different time periods, countries, and institutional regimes, it seems unlikely that using newer data will completely alter the findings.…”

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Poverty persistence and poverty dynamics

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2014

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in ProsA considerable part of poverty measured in a single period is transitory rather than persistent. Distinguishing between temporary and persistent poverty is important as economic policy should focus on preventing persistent poverty. Understanding characteristics of the persistently poor and events associated with entry and exit into poverty are important for informing anti-poverty policies. The characteristics of the persistently poor are often different from those of the currently poor. It is relevant for economic policy to know whether poverty persistence is due to individual characteristics or to poverty-trap mechanisms (being poor today increases the risk of being poor in the future). eLeVatOr PitCHA considerable part of the poverty that is measured in a single period is transitory rather than persistent. In most countries, only a portion of people who are currently poor are persistently poor. People who are persistently poor or who cycle into and out of poverty should be the main focus of anti-poverty policies. Understanding the characteristics of the persistently poor, and the circumstances and mechanisms associated with entry into and exit from poverty, can help to inform governments about options to reduce persistent poverty. Differences in poverty persistence across countries can shed additional light on possible sources of poverty persistence. aUtHOr'S Main MeSSaGeNot all people who are poor are persistently poor. Evidence suggests that unemployment, retirement, and single parenthood are closely associated with persistent poverty and that higher education tends to protect against it. There is also evidence of a poverty trap, meaning that policy should aim to prevent people from falling into poverty because once poor, the probability of being poor in the future increases. Policies that promote education, employment, and attachment to work will be most effective in reducing persistent poverty, along with policies that strengthen family and job stability (such as childcare subsidies). ConsHow to weight aspects of poverty persistence such as duration, intensity, and recurrence is unclear. It is difficult econometrically to separate poverty persistence due to individual characteristics from that due to poverty-trap mechanisms. Identifying events associated with poverty entry and exit can inform policies, but a large share of entries and exits cannot be clearly characterized in terms of individual events. There are commo...

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“…6 These measures have been applied empirically to data for Great Britain (Roope and Peters, 2013) and for a number of countries in the European Union (D'Ambrosio, 2013). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study which applies these recent techniques in a developing country context; indeed most, if not all, existing applications of recent intertemporal poverty measures are for developed countries (e.g., ibid; Gradín et al 2012). For rural China, there has been no assessment of households' intertemporal poverty profiles which takes into account dynamic factors such as those outlined above.…”

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Intertemporal deprivation in rural china: income and nutrition

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We analyse intertemporal poverty in two important dimensions -income and nutrition -in less developed northwest China during 2000-2004. Household intertemporal deprivations in these dimensions are estimated using measures which are sensitive to the precise sequence in which poor and non-poor spells occur. A generalised recursive selection model is then proposed to investigate the determinants of intertemporal deprivation in each dimension, allowing for the possibility that correlated unobservables drive the dual deprivations. Improvement in agricultural production is crucial for reducing both dimensions of intertemporal deprivation. We find evidence suggestive of intertemporal income-nutrition poverty traps. Higher labour productivity, especially in agriculture rather than local off-farm activities or out-migration, holds much potential for breaking the vicious circle. Agricultural innovation and mechanisation, regarded by the government as indispensable, yield mixed outcomes for alleviating intertemporal multi-dimensional deprivations. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article

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Measuring Poverty Accounting for Time

Cited by 59 publications

References 30 publications

Measuring the effect of spell recurrence on poverty dynamics—evidence from Spain

Measuring the effect of spell recurrence on poverty dynamics—evidence from Spain

Poverty persistence and poverty dynamics

Intertemporal deprivation in rural china: income and nutrition

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