This manual explains the planning process, technical procedures, and standards used in Living Standard Measurement Study (LSMS) household surveys, including what these procedures entail, why they are used...
Although the early focus of the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) was data collection, increasing interest has been given to build analytic capacity. This paper focuses mostly on the capacity required...
This paper examines how a proxy means test might work in targeting social programs. The term "proxy means test" is used to describe a situation where information on household or individual characteristics...
The report provides an analysis to aid in the design of consumption methods for the Living Standard Measurement Study (LSMS) surveys. The paper's goals are to: a) provide an analysis of the 1991 experiment...
Targeting benefits to the poor by geographic location is very popular due to its simplicity. Regions can be assigned priority on the basis of existing aggregate data. Programs to improve or extend infrastructure...
The Jamaican government liberalized the exchange rate in 1991 which resulted in a depreciation of the dollar. The government expressed concern over the effect of the movement in the exchange rate on the...
The paper first compares the economic status of male- and female-headed households and then the authors analyze differences in the use of resources (time and money) between the two groups. Finally, the...
The story behind the remarkable timeliness and policy impact of the Jamaican Survey of Living Conditions (SLC) is told here with emphasis on the reasons for its success and its shortcomings. The story...
Clinic-based data on malnutrition are the most readily available for following malnutrition levels and trends in most countries, but there is a bias inherent in clinic-based estimates of malnutrition rates...