The paper revisits the issue of poverty-specific purchasing power parities (PPPs), using the most recent (2011) International Comparison Program (ICP) results. The World Bank's global poverty count uses a common international poverty line -- currently $1.90 at 2011 international prices—based on the ICP PPPs for consumption. The use of these PPPs is often criticized for two reasons. First, the ICP PPPs are based on patterns of aggregate household consumption...
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ПОДРОБНАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ
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2017/07/18
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Рабочий документ в рамках исследования вопросов политики
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WPS8150
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2017/07/18
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Poverty-specific purchasing power parities in Africa
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consumption