Creating A Poverty Map For Azerbaijan

Author : Angela Baschieri,Jane Falkingham,Duncan Hornby
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Azerbaijan
ISBN : 9780051208167

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Creating a Poverty Map for Azerbaijan by Angela Baschieri,Jane Falkingham,Duncan Hornby Pdf

Abstract: ""Poverty maps"--That is, graphic representations of spatially disaggregated estimates of welfare-are being increasingly used to geographically target scarce resources. But the development of detailed poverty maps in many low resource settings is hampered because of data constraints. Data on income or consumption are often unavailable and, where they are, direct survey estimates for small areas are likely to yield unacceptably large standard errors due to limited sample sizes. Census data offer the required level of coverage but do not generally contain the appropriate information. This has led to the development of a range of alternative methods aimed either at combining survey data with unit record data from the census to produce estimates of income or expenditure for small areas or at developing alternative welfare rankings, such as asset indices, using existing census data. This paper develops a set of poverty maps for Azerbaijan that can be used by different users. Two alternative approaches to the measurement and mapping of welfare are adopted. First, a map is derived using imputed household consumption. This involves combining information from the 2002 Household Budget Survey (HBS) with 1999 census data. Second, an alternative map is constructed using an asset index based on data from the 1999 census to produce estimates of welfare at the rayon level. This provides a unique opportunity to compare the welfare rankings obtained at the regional level under the two alternative approaches. In order to visually present the spatially disgaggregated estimates of welfare in Azerbaijan, this paper has also produced a digital census map of Azerbaijan. This involved matching the census enumeration areas to a digital settlement map of Azerbaijan. Therefore, it is now possible for the State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan to display graphically the results of the 1999 census of Azerbaijan along with other data."--World Bank web site.

Author : Angela Baschieri,Jane Falkingham,Duncan Hornby,Craig Hutton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1375320005

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Creating a Poverty Map for Azerbaijan by Angela Baschieri,Jane Falkingham,Duncan Hornby,Craig Hutton Pdf

Poverty maps - that is, graphic representations of spatially disaggregated estimates of welfare-are being increasingly used to geographically target scarce resources. But the development of detailed poverty maps in many low resource settings is hampered because of data constraints. Data on income or consumption are often unavailable and, where they are, direct survey estimates for small areas are likely to yield unacceptably large standard errors due to limited sample sizes. Census data offer the required level of coverage but do not generally contain the appropriate information. This has led to the development of a range of alternative methods aimed either at combining survey data with unit record data from the census to produce estimates of income or expenditure for small areas or at developing alternative welfare rankings, such as asset indices, using existing census data. This paper develops a set of poverty maps for Azerbaijan that can be used by different users. Two alternative approaches to the measurement and mapping of welfare are adopted. First, a map is derived using imputed household consumption. This involves combining information from the 2002 Household Budget Survey (HBS) with 1999 census data. Second, an alternative map is constructed using an asset index based on data from the 1999 census to produce estimates of welfare at the rayon level. This provides a unique opportunity to compare the welfare rankings obtained at the regional level under the two alternative approaches. In order to visually present the spatially disgaggregated estimates of welfare in Azerbaijan, this paper has also produced a digital census map of Azerbaijan. This involved matching the census enumeration areas to a digital settlement map of Azerbaijan. Therefore, it is now possible for the State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan to display graphically the results of the 1999 census of Azerbaijan along with other data.

Author : Lei Pan
Publisher : Rozenberg Publishers
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789036101066

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Poverty,Risk and Insurance. Evidence from Ethiopia and Yemen by Lei Pan Pdf

Author : Boris Najman,Richard Pomfret,Gaël Raballand
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134079131

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The Economics and Politics of Oil in the Caspian Basin by Boris Najman,Richard Pomfret,Gaël Raballand Pdf

The Caspian Basin region has boomed since the late 1990s due to new oil discoveries, new pipelines that have diversified countries' transport options and world oil prices that have risen from below $10 in 1998 to $70 in 2006. This book analyzes the experience of the Caspian countries during the oil boom. It is founded on empirical studies, using either macroeconomic tools or an analysis of public budgets, or microeconometric analysis of household survey data or fieldwork in oil-producing regions. Moving from aggregated to disaggregated analysis and, in-keeping with its emphasis on rigorous empirical analysis to the greatest extent possible, several chapters are written by specialists on the Caspian region. Whilst there is an emphasis on the economic consequences of the oil boom, the interdisciplinary aspects of the phenomenon are also recognized. Overall, the analysis is firmly rooted in the region, yet the empirical studies also provide a basis for drawing broader lessons about the effects of an oil boom.

Author : Azizur Rahman,Ann Harding
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781482260731

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Small Area Estimation and Microsimulation Modeling by Azizur Rahman,Ann Harding Pdf

Small Area Estimation and Microsimulation Modeling is the first practical handbook that comprehensively presents modern statistical SAE methods in the framework of ultramodern spatial microsimulation modeling while providing the novel approach of creating synthetic spatial microdata. Along with describing the necessary theories and their advantages and limitations, the authors illustrate the practical application of the techniques to a large number of substantive problems, including how to build up models, organize and link data, create synthetic microdata, conduct analyses, yield informative tables and graphs, and evaluate how the findings effectively support the decision making processes in government and non-government organizations. Features Covers both theoretical and applied aspects for real-world comparative research and regional statistics production Thoroughly explains how microsimulation modeling technology can be constructed using available datasets for reliable small area statistics Provides SAS codes that allow readers to utilize these latest technologies in their own work. This book is designed for advanced graduate students, academics, professionals and applied practitioners who are generally interested in small area estimation and/or microsimulation modeling and dealing with vital issues in social and behavioural sciences, applied economics and policy analysis, government and/or social statistics, health sciences, business, psychology, environmental and agriculture modeling, computational statistics and data simulation, spatial statistics, transport and urban planning, and geospatial modeling. Dr Azizur Rahman is a Senior Lecturer in Statistics and convenor of the Graduate Program in Applied Statistics at the Charles Sturt University, and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health and Biostatistics at the University of Canberra. His research encompasses small area estimation, applied economics, microsimulation modeling, Bayesian inference and public health. He has more than 60 scholarly publications including two books. Dr. Rahman’s research is funded by the Australian Federal and State Governments, and he serves on a range of editorial boards including the International Journal of Microsimulation (IJM). Professor Ann Harding, AO is an Emeritus Professor of Applied Economics and Social Policy at the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) of the University of Canberra. She was the founder and inaugural Director of this world class Research Centre for more than sixteen years, and also a co-founder of the International Microsimulation Association (IMA) and served as the inaugural elected president of IMA from 2004 to 2011. She is a fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. She has more than 300 publications including several books in microsimulation modeling.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821374061

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The World Bank Research Program, 2005-2007 by Anonim Pdf

This pocket-sized reference on key environmental data for over 200 countries includes key indicators on agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, energy, emission and pollution, and water and sanitation. The volume helps establish a sound base of information to help set priorities and measure progress toward environmental sustainability goals.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UCSC:32106020174337

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Journal of Economic and Social Measurement by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Livestock
ISBN : 9291461091

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Mapping Poverty and Livestock in the Developing World by Anonim Pdf

Author : David C. Stifel,Luc J. Christiaensen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Poverty
ISBN : UCSD:31822034970996

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Tracking Poverty Over Time in the Absence of Comparable Consumption Data by David C. Stifel,Luc J. Christiaensen Pdf

Author : Guntur Sugiyarto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Asia
ISBN : UOM:39015075634710

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Poverty Impact Analysis by Guntur Sugiyarto Pdf

Author : Pablo Fajnzylber,William Francis Maloney,Gabriel V. Montes Rojas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Commercial credit
ISBN : UCSD:31822034976811

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Releasing Constraints to Growth Or Pushing on a String? by Pablo Fajnzylber,William Francis Maloney,Gabriel V. Montes Rojas Pdf

The authors employ propensity score matching and a traditional control function approach to examine the impact of participation in various societal institutions on microfilm performance in Mexico. They find that firms that participate in credit markets, receive training, pay taxes, and belong to business associations exhibit significantly higher profits, even after controlling for the various factors that drive participation in those institutions. They also find that firms that borrow from formal or informal sources and those that pay taxes are significantly more likely to stay in business, but firms that received credit exhibit lower rates of income growth. Overall, the results suggest that even if the best performing micro-firms are more likely to be selected into participating in societal institutions, causality also runs in the opposite direction. In particular, increases in strictly or broadly defined formality have the potential for increasing profits and survival rates, and appear to bring micro-firms closer to their optimal sizes.

Author : Luiz R. de Mello
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiscal policy
ISBN : UCSD:31822034971028

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Fiscal Responsibility Legislation and Fiscal Adjustment by Luiz R. de Mello Pdf

This paper discusses trends in fiscal adjustment in Brazil since the 1990s, with particular emphasis on the strengthening of institutions for fiscal policymaking, and its effect on local government finances and their ability to invest in infrastructure building and upgrading. Although fiscal adjustment, which is ongoing, has taken a toll on the government's ability to finance much-needed infrastructure investment, it is not the only culprit. A lack of budget flexibility, against a backdrop of increasing downward rigidities in current spending, also constrains the government's ability to invest. The paper argues that regulatory uncertainty in many sectors, particularly water and sanitation, in which the municipalities play a leading role, has discouraged private sector investment and that the financing of infrastructure building and upgrading goes beyond the municipal level of government. Higher-level jurisdictions are responsible for financing investment in energy and transport infrastructure, for example.

Author : Donald Mitchell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Azucar - Produccion
ISBN : UCSD:31822034976746

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Sugar in the Caribbean by Donald Mitchell Pdf

Sugar exporters of the Caribbean depend on preferential sales of sugar to the European Union and United States at prices that are two to three times the world market price. Without these preferences, sugar export revenues would decline significantly. These preferences are likely to erode in the next several years as the sugar programs of both the European Union and the United States are under pressure to reform as part of already agreed international commitments, internal pressures, and the ongoing Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations. The European Commission has already proposed reforms that would reduce internal sugar prices by 39 percent, directly affecting Caribbean sugar exporters. This presents a serious challenge to the sugar producers of the Caribbean who are mostly high-cost producers who will find it difficult to compete in the world market. St. Kitts & Nevis have recently announced plans to close their sugar industry and Trinidad & Tobago began a major restructuring program in 2003. Other sugar producers of the Caribbean will need to become more competitive by reducing costs and adding value to their sugar industries through cogeneration of energy and other activities. Those that cannot reduce costs sufficiently will need to diversify into other crops, such as fruits, vegetables, and meats, for the growing local demand, the tourist industry, or export. International assistance will be important to help countries with these adjustments and the European Union has already proposed an adjustment program.

Author : Anil Markandya,Suzette Pedroso-Galinato
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Crecimiento economico
ISBN : UCSD:31822034976787

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How Substitutable is Natural Capital? by Anil Markandya,Suzette Pedroso-Galinato Pdf

One of the recurring themes in the sustainability literature has been the legitimacy of using an economic framework to account for natural resources. This paper examines the potential for substituting between different inputs in the generation of income, where the inputs include natural resources such as land and energy resources. A nested constant elasticity of substitution (CES) production function is used to allow flexibility in the estimated elasticities of substitution. Also, with this specification, natural resources and other inputs are combined in different levels of the function, thus allowing for different levels of substitutability. Institutional and economic indicators are also incorporated in the production function estimated. Results show that the elasticities derived from functions involving land resources were generally around one or greater, implying a fairly high degree of substitutability. Furthermore, changes in trade openness and private sector investment have a statistically significant and direct relationship with income generation. No statistically significant relationship between income and any of the institutional indicators was found.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Germany
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132668364

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Country Study by Anonim Pdf

Recoge: 1. Introduction - 2. Germany's growth performance since reunification - 3. Utilising the employment potential - 4. Removing impediments to capital formation - 5. Accelerating technological progress - 6. Scenarios for potential growth.