Question 1

Which of the following tools is useful for identifying the overlap between the monetary and multidimensional approaches to poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marginal poverty assessment 
B)  Venn diagram 
C)  Cross vector analysis 
D)  The capability approach 
E)  Raw data comparison 
A)  Marginal poverty assessment 
B)  Venn diagram 
C)  Cross vector analysis 
D)  The capability approach 
E)  Raw data comparison

Question 2

What is the utility of aggregate indices?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provide quick overviews of trends. 
B)  They provide sectoral feedback. 
C)  They easily display like-groups. 
D)  They provide comparable data sets. 
E)  They quickly display cross regional data. 
A)  They provide quick overviews of trends. 
B)  They provide sectoral feedback. 
C)  They easily display like-groups. 
D)  They provide comparable data sets. 
E)  They quickly display cross regional data.

Question 3

Which country introduced the Gross National Happiness Index as a way to measure non-economic aspects of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colombia 
B)  Nepal 
C)  Bhutan 
D)  South Africa 
E)  Rwanda 
A)  Colombia 
B)  Nepal 
C)  Bhutan 
D)  South Africa 
E)  Rwanda

Question 4

The monetary approach to poverty measurement requires assessing how much money someone has.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Robert Chambers argues for putting the experiences of the poor at the centre of development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the most prominent approach to measuring poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structural poverty 
B)  Monetary poverty 
C)  Relative poverty 
D)  Moderate poverty 
E)  Human poverty 
A)  Structural poverty 
B)  Monetary poverty 
C)  Relative poverty 
D)  Moderate poverty 
E)  Human poverty

Question 7

The absolute poverty line remains the most widely used method in low-income countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

It is easier to assess how much someone spends or consumes than earns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to Streeten and Burki, what has been the result of aggregate economic growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has steadily lifted people out of poverty at the aggregate level. 
B)  It has demonstrated reduced extreme poverty levels. 
C)  It has done little for the bottom half of the developing world's population. 
D)  It has little correlation with poverty. 
E)  It has generated sufficient resources to meaningfully tackle global poverty. 
A)  It has steadily lifted people out of poverty at the aggregate level. 
B)  It has demonstrated reduced extreme poverty levels. 
C)  It has done little for the bottom half of the developing world's population. 
D)  It has little correlation with poverty. 
E)  It has generated sufficient resources to meaningfully tackle global poverty.

Question 10

What impact did the rising standard of living have on the concept of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  A shift from absolute to relative poverty 
B)  Moving the benchmark of poverty from $1-a-day to $3-a-day 
C)  Shifting from quantitative to qualitative measurements of poverty 
D)  Inclusion of the middle class as "poor" 
E)  Moved poverty to the forefront of social issues. 
A)  A shift from absolute to relative poverty 
B)  Moving the benchmark of poverty from $1-a-day to $3-a-day 
C)  Shifting from quantitative to qualitative measurements of poverty 
D)  Inclusion of the middle class as "poor" 
E)  Moved poverty to the forefront of social issues.

Question 11

What are the social exclusion methods?

Accepted Answer

Social exclusion methods emerged in Euro

Question 12

What is the Gross National Happiness index?

Accepted Answer

"Gross National Happiness" was first pro

Question 13

How is the "welfare measure" most commonly assessed?

Accepted Answer

A)  By the poverty line 
B)  By the means necessary to participate fully in society 
C)  By the amount someone earns 
D)  By the median wage 
E)  By the amount one spends 
A)  By the poverty line 
B)  By the means necessary to participate fully in society 
C)  By the amount someone earns 
D)  By the median wage 
E)  By the amount one spends

Question 14

What level of welfare constitutes poverty in a particular community?

Accepted Answer

A)  $1.50-a-day 
B)  Marginal incomes in a given political community 
C)  Standard deviation of income based on the Gini coefficient 
D)  The threshold between poor and not poor 
E)  Household incomes 
A)  $1.50-a-day 
B)  Marginal incomes in a given political community 
C)  Standard deviation of income based on the Gini coefficient 
D)  The threshold between poor and not poor 
E)  Household incomes

Question 15

The proportion and numbers of people living in extreme monetary poverty across the globe has decreased considerably in the past three decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The "poverty headcount index" is very accurate but rarely used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why is Rwanda an interesting case in terms of measured and experienced poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Measured poverty is up but experienced poverty is down. 
B)  There is a strong correlation between measured and experienced poverty. 
C)  Inverse correlation between increased measured poverty and decreased experienced poverty. 
D)  Measured poverty is down but experienced poverty is up. 
E)  There is no significant connection between the two indicators. 
A)  Measured poverty is up but experienced poverty is down. 
B)  There is a strong correlation between measured and experienced poverty. 
C)  Inverse correlation between increased measured poverty and decreased experienced poverty. 
D)  Measured poverty is down but experienced poverty is up. 
E)  There is no significant connection between the two indicators.

Question 18

Why might policy makers need to go beyond simply comparing monetary and multidimensional indices of poverty?

Accepted Answer

While a comparison of poverty rates indi

Question 19

Assessing how much money someone has is easier in high-income countries than low-income countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is monetary poverty?

Accepted Answer

Monetary poverty remains the most promin

Exam 26: Measuring and Evaluating Poverty

Which of the following tools is useful for identifying the overlap between the monetary and multidimensional approaches to poverty?

What is the utility of aggregate indices?

Which country introduced the Gross National Happiness Index as a way to measure non-economic aspects of life?

The monetary approach to poverty measurement requires assessing how much money someone has.

Robert Chambers argues for putting the experiences of the poor at the centre of development.

What is the most prominent approach to measuring poverty?

The absolute poverty line remains the most widely used method in low-income countries.

It is easier to assess how much someone spends or consumes than earns.

According to Streeten and Burki, what has been the result of aggregate economic growth?

What impact did the rising standard of living have on the concept of poverty?

What are the social exclusion methods?

What is the Gross National Happiness index?

How is the "welfare measure" most commonly assessed?

What level of welfare constitutes poverty in a particular community?

The proportion and numbers of people living in extreme monetary poverty across the globe has decreased considerably in the past three decades.

The "poverty headcount index" is very accurate but rarely used.

Why is Rwanda an interesting case in terms of measured and experienced poverty?

Why might policy makers need to go beyond simply comparing monetary and multidimensional indices of poverty?

Assessing how much money someone has is easier in high-income countries than low-income countries.

What is monetary poverty?

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