A New Private Estimate Assured that Poverty Exceeds 43 Percent
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This is a report by the consulting firm Equilibra. The review of statistical methods reveals a significant gap between official indicators and socio-economic reality. Official data place the data at 34.7 percent.
The consultant Equilibra launched a study parallel to that published by the INDEC, where she detailed an alternative to measure poverty, which would be found at about 43%.The post Measurement problems: A private consultant questioned the government's official poverty index appeared first on The Intransigent.
A recent methodological study warns that poverty in Argentina could be considerably higher than officially reported. By updating the Total Basic Basket (CBT) and correcting the income understatement, the poverty rate for the October 2024-March 2025 semester would be up to 8.6 percentage points above the official figure.The analysis, carried out by Lorenzo Sigaut Gravina, Sebastián [...] La entrada A new private estimate assured that poverty exce…
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