Poverty Measurement and Identification: Two Methodologies Used in Costa Rica
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Estat: | Versión publicada |
| Data de publicació: | 2007 |
| Descripció: | This paper explains how poverty is measured in Costa Rica and focuses on the poverty line measure and the Objective Population Information System. The second instrument is a Proxy Means testing approach. Briefly, it explains how the system was developed and the weaknesses affecting its consolidation. Moreover, there is an explanation and comparison of each change into the comfort indicator. Finally, there is a proposal to reduce the effect of its weaknesses and improve the system to be the sole instrument used by the Costa Rican government. |
| Pais: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Idioma: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/9434 |
| Accés en línia: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/reconomicas/article/view/9434 |
| Paraula clau: | Línea de pobreza Focalización Sistema de información de la población objetivo (SIPO) Ficha de información social (FIS) Punto de corte exclusivo Punto de corte complementario Income poverty line Targeting poverty Objective population information system Social information card Exclusive cut-off point Complementary cut-off point |