Poverty in a New Nation: Analysis for Action
| subtitle |
(In Two Volumes) Volume II: Technical Report |
| Date |
2003-05-01 |
| Country |
Timor-Leste |
| Language |
English |
| Table of contents |
PREFACE...........................................................................................................................I
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...........................................................................................III
1. SURVEY DESIGN AND WELFARE MEASUREMENT....................................1
Introduction.....................................................................................................................1
Survey Design.................................................................................................................1
Poverty Definition...........................................................................................................4
Poverty Measurement.....................................................................................................5
Sensitivity Analysis........................................................................................................7
Inequality and Social Welfare.......................................................................................13
Mobility.........................................................................................................................15
Summary.......................................................................................................................17
Appendix: Constructing The Poverty Measure.............................................................18
2. THE PEOPLE'S PERSPECTIVE........................................................................40
Introduction...................................................................................................................40
Subjective Well-Being..................................................................................................41
Change in Subjective Well-Being Since The Violence................................................43
Winners and Losers.......................................................................................................48
Personal and National Priorities....................................................................................50
Policy and Research Issues...........................................................................................54
3. WELFARE PROFILE............................................................................................55
Introduction...................................................................................................................55
Poverty Measures..........................................................................................................55
Geography.....................................................................................................................62
Life Cycle......................................................................................................................65
Characteristics of the Household Head.........................................................................67
Assets............................................................................................................................73
Infrastructure.................................................................................................................82
Inequality and Social Welfare.......................................................................................84
Policy and Research Issues...........................................................................................89
4. LABOR MARKETS, EMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY.................................90
Labor Force Participation and Employment Rates.......................................................90
Characteristics of Employment.....................................................................................92
Unemployment in Dili/Baucau.....................................................................................95
Household Labor Income Sources................................................................................96
Labor Policies and the Poor..........................................................................................97
Child Labor in Timor Leste..........................................................................................97
Time use........................................................................................................................98
Appendix.....................................................................................................................118
5. EDUCATION AND POVERTY..........................................................................124
The Pre-Existing Conditions.......................................................................................124
Accomplishments under the Transitional Administration..........................................125
Issues in the Education Sector....................................................................................136
Priorities......................................................................................................................152
Demand Side Issues....................................................................................................152
Supply Side Issues that may Affect Demand..............................................................159
Challenges...................................................................................................................163
Appendix.....................................................................................................................165
6. DISADVANTAGED GROUPS............................................................................174
Introduction.................................................................................................................174
Gender.........................................................................................................................175
Female Headship.........................................................................................................178
Widows.......................................................................................................................181
Parentless Children.....................................................................................................184
Policy and Research Issues.........................................................................................187
7. FOOD SECURITY...............................................................................................188
Introduction.................................................................................................................188
Prevalence...................................................................................................................188
Food Security and Poverty..........................................................................................193
Coping with Food Shortage........................................................................................195
Policy and Research Issues.........................................................................................200
8. DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY.....................................................................201
Introduction.................................................................................................................201
Model..........................................................................................................................201
Estimation Results......................................................................................................203
Simulation Methodology............................................................................................206
Summary.....................................................................................................................212
9. REFERENCES......................................................................................................213 |
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