Many measures of household wealth permit ranking of households within a given survey, but are difficult to compare across different countries or from different years. We are developing and testing novel ways to compare households across a range of countries and time periods.
Relevant Publications
- Lachaud J, Hruschka DJ, Kaiser BN, Brewis, A. Agricultural wealth better predicts mental wellbeing than market wealth among highly vulnerable households in Haiti: Evidence for the benefits of a multidimensional approach to poverty. American Journal of Human Biology. e23328
- Hadley C, Maxwell A†, Hruschka DJ (2019). Different forms of household wealth are associated with opposing risks for HIV infection in East Africa. World Development. 113, 344-351.
- Hruschka DJ, Hadley CM, Hackman J* (2017). Material wealth in 3D: Mapping multiple paths to prosperity in low- and middle-income countries. PLOS One. 12 (9). E0184616.
- Kaiser B†, Hruschka DJ, Hadley C. Measuring wealth in low-income settings: A conceptual and how-to guide. American Journal of Human Biology. 29 (4), e22987.
- Hruschka DJ, Gerkey D, Hadley C (2015). Estimating the Absolute Wealth of Households. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 93: 483-490.
Funding
2017-2020 PI, NSF, “RR: Building a Robust Foundation for Measuring Material Wealth in Low- and Middle-Income Settings.”BCS-1658766. Jointly funded by Cultural Anthropology and Methodology, Measurement and Statistics.