Poverty Mapping for the Chilean Comunas
Poverty Mapping for the Chilean Comunas
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智利科穆纳斯贫困地图
DOI:
10.1002/9781118814963.ch20
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发表时间:
2016
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通讯作者:
P. Lahiri
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作者:
Carolina Valencia;J. Encina;P. Lahiri
The eradication of poverty has been at the center of various public policies in Chile and has guided public policy efforts. The nationwide survey estimate of the poverty rate has declined since the early 1990s suggesting some progress towards this goal. While this result is encouraging, erratic time series patterns have emerged for small comunas–the smallest territorial entity in Chile. Moreover, for a handful of extremely small comunas, survey estimates of poverty rates are unavailable for some or all time points simply because the survey design, which traditionally focuses on precise estimates for the nation and large geographical areas, excludes these comunas for some or all of the time points. In any case, direct survey estimates of poverty rates typically do not meet the desired precision for small comunas and thus the assessment of implemented policies is not straightforward at the comuna level. In order to successfully monitor trends, identify influential factors, develop effective public policies, and eradicate poverty at the comuna level, there is a growing need to improve on the methodology for estimating poverty rates at this level of geography.Chile’s official data source for poverty statistics is the National Socioeconomic Characterization Survey (Casen)–a survey sponsored every 2 or 3 years by the Ministerio de Desarrollo Social (henceforth referred to as the Ministry) since 1987 with sample in most of the comunas. The demand for various socioeconomic data at the comuna level is relevant for the design and