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Table 9 Summary of the literature comparing estimates from synthetic and genuine panel data

From: Poverty, vulnerability, and the middle class in Latin America

References

Country, years, type of transition

Non-parametric approach

Genuine panel

Parametric approach

Point estimate approach

Genuine panel

Lower

Upper

Average

Lower

Upper

Average

Cruces et al. (2011)

Peru 2008–2009

Poor, poor

30.81

17.21

24.01

23.57

     

Poor, non-poor

4.29

17.62

10.96

9.96

     

Non-poor, poor

2.77

16.37

9.57

10.00

     

Non-poor, non-poor

62.13

48.80

55.47

56.46

     

Nicaragua 2001–05

Poor, poor

39.44

30.97

35.21

35.68

     

Poor, non-poor

0.00

9.89

4.95

3.35

     

Non-poor, poor

22.36

30.83

26.60

26.12

     

Non-poor, non-poor

38.20

28.31

33.26

34.85

     

Chile 1996–06

Poor, poor

6.68

2.66

4.67

4.64

     

Poor, non-poor

10.35

20.66

15.51

19.59

     

Non-poor, poor

0.92

4.94

2.93

2.96

     

Non-poor, non-poor

82.06

71.75

76.91

72.82

     

Haynes et al. (2013)

Philippines 2003–09

Poor, poor

40.62

25.66

33.14

33.53

     

Poor, non-poor

16.39

7.33

11.86

10.37

     

Non-poor, poor

17.01

2.06

9.54

9.14

     

Non-poor, non-poor

50.00

40.93

45.47

46.95

     

Dang et al. (2014)

Indonesia 1997–00

Poor, poor

13.80

3.50

8.65

7.30

10.10

6.30

9.38

  

Poor, non-poor

1.90

11.10

6.50

10.10

8.10

11.90

7.30

  

Non-poor, poor

2.60

13.00

7.80

8.30

6.90

10.70

7.35

  

Non-poor, non-poor

81.70

72.40

77.05

74.30

74.80

71.10

75.93

  

Vietnam 2006–08

Poor, poor

12.50

8.10

10.30

9.90

9.10

6.30

9.70

  

Poor, non-poor

2.50

7.90

5.20

5.90

5.50

8.80

5.35

  

Non-poor, poor

4.00

8.50

6.25

4.90

5.60

8.40

5.93

  

Non-poor, non-poor

80.90

75.50

78.20

79.30

79.90

72.10

79.05

  

Dang and Lanjouw (2013)

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2001–04

Poor, poor

       

10.80

8.20

Poor, non-poor

       

13.10

12.60

Non-poor, poor

       

10.90

12.10

Non-poor, non-poor

       

69.20

67.20

  1. Upper bound estimations are based on 50 replications in Cruces et al., 100 replications in Haynes et al., and 500 replication Dang et al