Kernel Density Estimation Based on Grouped Data : The Case of Poverty Assessment /

We analyze the performance of kernel density methods applied to grouped data to estimate poverty (as applied in Sala-i-Martin, 2006, QJE). Using Monte Carlo simulations and household surveys, we find that the technique gives rise to biases in poverty estimates, the sign and magnitude of which vary w...

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मुख्य लेखक: Minoiu, Camelia
अन्य लेखक: Reddy, Sanjay
स्वरूप: पत्रिका
भाषा:English
प्रकाशित: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
श्रृंखला:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/183
ऑनलाइन पहुंच:Full text available on IMF