Chronic and Transient Poverty: Measurement and Estimation, with Evidence from China

Download as .RIS

Citation

Duclos, Jean-Yves; Araar, Abdelkrim; & Giles, John (2010). Chronic and Transient Poverty: Measurement and Estimation, with Evidence from China. Journal of Development Economics, 91, 266-277.

Abstract

The paper contributes to the measurement of poverty and vulnerability in three ways. First, it proposes a new approach to separating poverty into chronic and transient components. Second, it provides corrections for the statistical biases introduced when using a small number of periods to estimate the importance of vulnerability and transient poverty. Third, it applies these tools to the measurement of chronic and transient poverty in China using a rich panel data set that extends over 17 years. Alternative measurement techniques are found to yield significantly different estimates of the relative importance of chronic and transient poverty. The precision of the estimates is also considerably enhanced by simple statistical corrections.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2009.09.002

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2010

Journal Title

Journal of Development Economics

Author(s)

Duclos, Jean-Yves
Araar, Abdelkrim
Giles, John