Measuring aggregate welfare in developing countries how well do national accounts and surveys agree?

The two sources of data on aggregate economic welfare, household surveys and national accounts, can yield different results. How large is this divergence? How is it changing over time? And how does it vary by region?

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ravallion, Martin
Corporate Author: World Bank Development Research Group
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C World Bank, Development Research Group, Poverty 2001
Series:Policy research working paper
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The two sources of data on aggregate economic welfare, household surveys and national accounts, can yield different results. How large is this divergence? How is it changing over time? And how does it vary by region?
Item Description:"August 2001. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 20-21). - Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 03, 2002