Guidelines for constructing consumption aggregates for welfare analysis (English)

An analyst using household survey data to construct a welfare metric is often confronted with onfronted with An analyst using household survey data to construct a welfare metric is often confronted with a number of theoretical and practical problems. What components should be included in the overall welfare measure? Should differences in tastes be taken into account when making comparisons across people and households? How best should differences...

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Deaton, Angus;

Zaidi, Salman;
Document Date
2002/05/31
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
LSM135
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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Viet Nam, Panama, Kyrgyz Republic, Brazil, Ecuador, Ghana, Nepal, South Africa,
Region
South Asia, Europe and Central Asia, Western and Central Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Guidelines for constructing consumption aggregates for welfare analysis
Keywords
consumption

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Deaton, Angus; Zaidi, Salman.

Guidelines for constructing consumption aggregates for welfare analysis (English). Living standards measurement study (LSMS) working paper|no. LSM 135 Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/206561468781153320

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