Exercise 8.45
Per FCFA of growth in overall per capita EXPEQ, in which of ZONE=1 or ZONE=2 is growth in expenditures EXPEQ conducive to greater poverty reduction?

Answer
STEP 1: Initialising  the sampling weight: EDIT|Set Sample Design

 

  • After choosing the appropriate variable(s), click on  the button OK.

 

RECALL

STEP 2: Use the DAD Application: POVERTY|LUMP-SUM TARGETING

  • After choosing the appropriate variable(s) and parameters, click on the COMPUTE button.

RESULTS
 

Lump-Sum Targeting (Poverty)

Session Date Wed Sep 01 12:05:18 EDT 2004
Execution Time 0.0 sec
FileName ESPMEN.daf
OBS 2000
Sampling Weight WEIGHT
Variable of interest EXPEQ
Size variable SIZE
Group variable ZONE
Group Number 1
Option Standard Deviation=No
Parameter Poverty line=60000.0
  alpha=1.0
Estimate -0,99988919

 

Lump-Sum Targeting (Poverty)

Session Date Wed Sep 01 12:05:47 EDT 2004
Execution Time 0.0 sec
FileName ESPMEN.daf
OBS 2000
Sampling Weight WEIGHT
Variable of interest EXPEQ
Size variable SIZE
Group variable ZONE
Group Number 2
Option Standard Deviation=No
Parameter Poverty line=60000.0
  alpha=1.0
Estimate -0,91866022