Effects of Data Collection Methods on Estimated Household Consumption and Survey Costs : Evidence from an Experiment in the Marshall Islands (anglais)

In the Pacific, multitopic household surveys have historically gathered expenditure data using open form diaries completed on paper. This methodology is costly to governments, is burdensome for respondents, and takes substantial time to process the results. Noncompliance and partial compliance in diary keeping can artificially inflate poverty measures, biasing economic statistics. This paper reports findings from an experiment in the Marshall Islands...
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  • Sharp,Michael K.;
    Buffière,Bertrand;
    Himelein,Kristen;
    Troubat,Nathalie;
    Gibson,John;

  • 2022/04/28

  • Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques

  • WPS10029

  • 1

  • Pacific Islands,

  • Asie de l’Est et Pacifique,

  • 2022/04/28

  • Disclosed

  • Effects of Data Collection Methods on Estimated Household Consumption and Survey Costs : Evidence from an Experiment in the Marshall Islands

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