Short-term Poverty Dynamics: Evidence from Rural indonesia

Poverty and Inequality Analysis

During the economic crisis, the headcount poverty rate in Indonesia changed relatively quickly in short periods of time, implying that there were a large number of households which moved in and out of poverty relatively frequently and experienced relatively short periods of poverty. This study finds that changes that took place at the household level were greater than what were indicated by the aggregate figures. During a certain period, the proportion of households which fell into poverty is negatively correlated with the proportion of households which moved out of poverty. However, the total number of households which experienced a change in their poverty status have always been found to be substantial and much greater than the change in poverty rate. Hence, looking only at the changes in the total poverty rate could give a misleading impression on the actual poverty dynamics of households.

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Author 
Wenefrida Dwi Widyanti
Sudarno Sumarto
Asep Suryahadi
Author(s)
Wenefrida Dwi Widyanti
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Research Area 
National
Research Topic 
Keywords 
economic crisis
poverty
household level
poverty rate
poverty dynamics
Publication Type 
Working Paper
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