In this paper we use the 2007 Iraq Household Socio-Economic Survey to construct a monetary welfare indicator that will measure the living standards of Iraqi households. We devote special attention to the treatment of rations distributed by the Public Distribution System and to the estimation of the consumption flow from durable goods.

Amendola, N., Vecchi, G. (2010). Constructing a welfare indicator for the analysis of poverty in Iraq. In Confronting poverty in Iraq: an analytical report on the living standard of the Iraqi population (pp. 134-158). The World Bank.

Constructing a welfare indicator for the analysis of poverty in Iraq

AMENDOLA, NICOLA;VECCHI, GIOVANNI
2010-01-01

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In this paper we use the 2007 Iraq Household Socio-Economic Survey to construct a monetary welfare indicator that will measure the living standards of Iraqi households. We devote special attention to the treatment of rations distributed by the Public Distribution System and to the estimation of the consumption flow from durable goods.
2010
Settore SECS-P/01 - ECONOMIA POLITICA
English
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Amendola, N., Vecchi, G. (2010). Constructing a welfare indicator for the analysis of poverty in Iraq. In Confronting poverty in Iraq: an analytical report on the living standard of the Iraqi population (pp. 134-158). The World Bank.
Amendola, N; Vecchi, G
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