Have the Poor Gotten Poorer in Jordan? Evidence from Four National Household Surveys
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12455366 |
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| Authors | Mohammed Issa Shahateet (0000-0002-4628-2424, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 282-298 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Poverty (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-5549 • E-ISSN: 1540-7608 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10875549.2018.1550463 |
| OpenAlex | W2903355969 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
The aim of this study is to determine whether the poor have gotten poorer in Jordan. The author employs statistical approach to provide critical comparisons, over time, of the proportions of the poor, using the raw data of four national Household Expenditure and Income Surveys (HEIS) involving 47,622 households. Methodology of measuring food poverty follows that of the World Bank. Testing results show that there is a strong evidence that the poor have not gotten poorer except in few and small governorates, suggesting that the proportion of the poor who have gotten poorer remained below 10
Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Household income · Poverty · Raw data · Socioeconomics · Statistics · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Social and Economic Development in India
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