Project Info
Project Code
1011AH
Tranche
T07A
Tranche Type
Residual
Status
Closed
Title
Improving poverty measurement: Building national statistical capacity in Caribbean countries to estimate Purchasing Power Parities
Entities
Implementing Entity (Lead)
ECE
Financial and Evaluation Info
Total Budget
$401,000.00
Project Selected for Evaluation
No
Countries and Regions
Areas of Work
Thematic Clusters
Statistics
Macroeconomics and Finance
Objective and Expected Outcomes
Objective
To bridge the capacity gap of national statistical offices in 21 Caribbean countries to establish common data collection protocols related to purchasing power parity and to produce and analyze National Accounts in order to increase poverty information in the Caribbean
Expected Outcome 1
Adoption by Caribbean countries of common data collection protocols, definitions and classifications for a set of statistics on prices and National Accounts that constitute a basis for estimating purchasing power parities according to the guidelines of the International Comparison Programme (ICP)
Expected Outcome 2
Strengthened technical capacity to produce and analyze representative and internationally comparable consumer price indices (CPI
Expected Outcome 3
Strengthened technical capacity to produce and analyze National Accounts by components of expenditure in line with the System of National Accounts 1993 (SNA 93) and related international classifications, standards and recommendations; Strengthened regional network of experts and practitioners and increased interchange of experiences, best practices and methodologies on the production and use of price statistics and national accounts