@article{fdi:010049719,
  title = {{M}easuring inequalities : do household surveys paint a realistic picture ?},
  author = {{G}uenard, {C}. and {M}espl{\'e}-{S}omps, {S}andrine},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he paper addresses the issue of the accuracy of standard-of-living measurements using household survey data. {F}irst, it highlights the fact that lighter data collection processes in some developing countries have added to measurement errors in consumption and income aggregates measurement errors. {T}he paper reasserts the need to apply reference guidelines to the measurement of household consumption in order to compute comparable distribution indicators across countries and over time. {S}econd, it contends that it is hard to analyze inequality solely from consumption patterns without taking income and savings into account. {T}wo solutions are proposed for the correction of income measurement errors: by using savings declarations and by implementing a multiple imputation procedure. {T}he results are based on a careful analysis of the {EPM}93 survey of {M}adagascar whose design is quite close to the {LSMS} household surveys, and the {ENV}98 survey of {C}ote d'{I}voire representative of surveys conducted nowadays in most {S}ub-{S}aharan {A}frican countries.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}eview of {I}ncome and {W}ealth},
  volume = {56},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {519--538},
  ISSN = {0034-6586},
  year = {2010},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049719},
}