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New Global Household Income Metrics
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New Global Household Income Metrics

by Steve Crabtree

¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ has been collecting self-reported household income data since 2006 from hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Using these data, ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½'s researchers have created new, useful measures that are comparable from country to country and supplement existing global income metrics. These data provide a previously unavailable worldwide benchmark for investigating cross-country relationships between self-reported income levels and a broad range of other well-being indicators.

Complete income data for all countries are now available through , a new subscription-based Web portal that allows users to analyze U.S. and global survey data on issues such as government and business, health and well-being, infrastructure, and education.

We will be releasing a series of articles starting Dec. 16 on ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½.com that provide valuable insights using our new household income metrics:

  • The first article will discuss two of the most straightforward, but tremendously useful indicators: household income and per-capita income across countries worldwide.
  • The second article will discuss the incidence of global poverty at the country and regional level based on ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½'s income estimates.
  • The third article will examine income inequality -- both within and among countries -- and show how ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½'s data relates to other well-being indicators.


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Steve Crabtree contributed to writing , ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½'s book on education reform.


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