How low can you go? Combining census and survey data for mapping poverty in South Africa

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 169-200

  Alderman, Harold ^b   Babita, Miriam ^a   Demombynes, Gabriel ^b   Makhatha, Nthabiseng ^a   Özler, Berk ^b  

^a Statistics South Africa   (South Africa)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; MAPPING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036667182     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/11.2.169     Document Type: Article

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