Finite-Sample Bias and Inconsistency in the Estimation of Poverty Maps
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- I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
- C8 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs
- C31 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2010-02-27 (All new papers)
- NEP-ECM-2010-02-27 (Econometrics)
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