1. Improving the Measurement of Extreme Poverty and Hunger
Stephan Klasen
University of Göttingen, Germany
IFPRI Conference, Beijing, October 17-19, 2007

2. Issues
Measurement of poverty and well-being: income versus capabilities (Alkire)
Measurement of hunger and undernutrition (Svedberg)
Monitoring children‘s development (de Newburgh)
Country experiences on measurement of poverty and hunger:
India (Shariff)
China (Xian)
Philippines (Reyes)

3. Questions Poverty and well-being: Hunger and Undernutrition:
Indicators that are tractable, easy to communicate, easily collected, and widely available?
How can survey organizations and researchers work together on this?
Hunger and Undernutrition:
Approaches:
Input-oriented (FAO)? Expenditure-based (World Bank)? Nutritional outcomes (WHO/UNICEF)?
Inter-regional puzzles:
Calorie deficiency highest in Carribbean, underweight worst in South Asia, child mortality worst in Sub Saharan Africa;
Why do these indicators not agree? Should one focus one more than the other?
Challenges for data collection and monitoring.

4. Source: Klasen, S. (2007), Journal of Economic Inequality

5. Source: Klasen, S. (2007), Journal of Economic Inequality