Challenges in predicting poverty trends using survey to survey imputation. Experiences from Malawi
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Keywords
Survey-to-survey imputation; poverty measurement; poverty model; household surveys; Malawi;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
- C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2019-04-08 (Africa)
- NEP-DEV-2019-04-08 (Development)
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