Kenneth Simler
Biographic Data
| ID | 1632691 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kenneth Simler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kenneth |
| FAMILY NAME | Simler |
| SIGNATURE | SIMLER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Bank |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Regional and ethnic inequalities in Malaysian poverty dynamics
This study employs a synthetic panel approach based on nationally-representative micro-level data to track poverty and income mobility in Malaysia in the period 2004–2016. On aggregate we observe large reductions in chronic poverty and increases in persistent economic security, but note that those who remain poor in 2016 are increasingly likely to be poor in a structural sense. Further, we find that poverty and income dynamics differ notably acro…
The Interplay of Regional and Ethnic Inequalities in Malaysian Poverty Dynamics
This study employs a synthetic panel approach based on nationally representative micro-level data to track poverty and income mobility in Malaysia in 2004–16. On aggregate, there were large reductions in chronic poverty and increases in persistent economic security, but those who remained poor in 2016 were increasingly likely to be poor in a structural sense. Further, the poverty and income dynamics differ notably across geographic dimensions. Su…
Simulating Poverty in Europe
This paper sheds light on the impact of improving employment and education conditions on poverty and social exclusion indicators. More specifically, it answers the following question: Will achieving the Europe 2020 national targets on employment and education lead countries to achieve the Europe 2020 poverty and social exclusion target with no other policy interventions? The paper presents a simple partial equilibrium model that is flexible enoug…
Estimating Utility-Consistent Poverty Lines with Applications to Egypt and Mozambique
A fundamental premise of absolute poverty lines is that they represent the same level of utility through time and space. Disturbingly, a series of recent studies in middle‐ and low‐income economies show that even carefully derived poverty lines rarely satisfy this premise. This article proposes an information‐theoretic approach to estimating cost‐of‐basic‐needs (CBN) poverty lines that are utility consistent. Applications to date illustrate that …
The Robustness of Poverty Profiles Reconsidered
The Robustness of Poverty Profiles Reconsidered
Estimating Utility-Consistent Poverty Lines with Applications to Egypt and Mozambique
A fundamental premise of absolute poverty lines is that they represent the same level of utility through time and space. Disturbingly, a series of recent studies in middle‐ and low‐income economies show that even carefully derived poverty lines rarely satisfy this premise. This article proposes an information‐theoretic approach to estimating cost‐of‐basic‐needs (CBN) poverty lines that are utility consistent. Applications to date illustrate that …
Regional and ethnic inequalities in Malaysian poverty dynamics
This study employs a synthetic panel approach based on nationally-representative micro-level data to track poverty and income mobility in Malaysia in the period 2004–2016. On aggregate we observe large reductions in chronic poverty and increases in persistent economic security, but note that those who remain poor in 2016 are increasingly likely to be poor in a structural sense. Further, we find that poverty and income dynamics differ notably acro…
The Robustness of Poverty Profiles Reconsidered
Estimating Utility-Consistent Poverty Lines with Applications to Egypt and Mozambique
A fundamental premise of absolute poverty lines is that they represent the same level of utility through time and space. Disturbingly, a series of recent studies in middle‐ and low‐income economies show that even carefully derived poverty lines rarely satisfy this premise. This article proposes an information‐theoretic approach to estimating cost‐of‐basic‐needs (CBN) poverty lines that are utility consistent. Applications to date illustrate that …
Simulating Poverty in Europe
This paper sheds light on the impact of improving employment and education conditions on poverty and social exclusion indicators. More specifically, it answers the following question: Will achieving the Europe 2020 national targets on employment and education lead countries to achieve the Europe 2020 poverty and social exclusion target with no other policy interventions? The paper presents a simple partial equilibrium model that is flexible enoug…
The Interplay of Regional and Ethnic Inequalities in Malaysian Poverty Dynamics
This study employs a synthetic panel approach based on nationally representative micro-level data to track poverty and income mobility in Malaysia in 2004–16. On aggregate, there were large reductions in chronic poverty and increases in persistent economic security, but those who remained poor in 2016 were increasingly likely to be poor in a structural sense. Further, the poverty and income dynamics differ notably across geographic dimensions. Su…
Regional and ethnic inequalities in Malaysian poverty dynamics
This study employs a synthetic panel approach based on nationally-representative micro-level data to track poverty and income mobility in Malaysia in the period 2004–2016. On aggregate we observe large reductions in chronic poverty and increases in persistent economic security, but note that those who remain poor in 2016 are increasingly likely to be poor in a structural sense. Further, we find that poverty and income dynamics differ notably acro…
Development economics (5 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (5 works) · Poverty (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Inequality (2 works)