Poverty in Mexico: The effects of adjusting survey data for under-reporting

This paper estimates changes in poverty in Mexico between 1984 and 1989. Poverty is estimated using uncorrected data from the household surveys and estimation is repeated after the data is adjusted for under-reporting using National Accounts totals as benchmarks. The paper illustrates the sensitivit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Lustig, Nora, Mitchell, Ann
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1995
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx:article/273
Acceso en línea:https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/273
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:poverty
Mexico
household surveys
pobreza
México
encuestas ingreso-gasto
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Sumario:This paper estimates changes in poverty in Mexico between 1984 and 1989. Poverty is estimated using uncorrected data from the household surveys and estimation is repeated after the data is adjusted for under-reporting using National Accounts totals as benchmarks. The paper illustrates the sensitivity of poverty estimates in Mexico both to the adjustment itself and the specific procedure used to adjust the survey data for under-reporting. Until more information is available on the distribution of under -reporting it will not be possible to give a final verdict on the order of magnitude of the rise in poverty.