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Practices of Poverty Measurement and Poverty Profile of Bangladesh

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  • Ahmed, Faizuddin

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The present paper discusses the poverty measurement techniques being used in and the poverty profile of Bangladesh. Data used in the paper are mainly taken from two national surveys: Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) and Poverty Monitoring Survey (PMS) conducted by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). Poverty in Bangladesh was earlier measured by direct calorie intake (DCI) method. The food energy intake (FEI) method was first used in the Poverty Monitoring Survey 1995. The cost of basic need (CBN) method was first used in HIES 1995-1996 and then in HIES-2000. Findings from the surveys indicate that the incidence of poverty has declined over the years. The Foster-Greer-Thorbecke class of poverty estimates also indicate reduction of the poverty head count ratio, poverty gap, and squared poverty gap in the recent past. The distribution of income and expenditure shows that though nominal income has increased, income distribution has become skewed with high concentration of income in the highest decile and comparatively lower income share in the lowest decile. The quintile distribution of income also shows similar evidence. With respect to non-income indicators, infant mortality rate has declined, life expectancy has increased, and enrollment in primary and secondary levels has increased.

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  • Ahmed, Faizuddin, 2004. "Practices of Poverty Measurement and Poverty Profile of Bangladesh," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 54, Asian Development Bank.
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    1. Ravallion, Martin & Sen, Binayak, 1994. "Impacts on rural poverty of land-based targeting: Further results for Bangladesh," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 22(6), pages 823-838, June.
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    Keywords

    bangladesh; poverty profile; poverty incidence; poverty measurement; surveys;
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    JEL classification:

    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • O53 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East

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