Malawi Poverty Monitoring System (PMS)
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Malawi Poverty Monitoring System (PMS)
The State of Malawi's Poor -- Poverty Analysis of the Integrated Household Survey
How do health, agriculture and education influence poverty in Malawi? IFPRI recently presented the results of a detailed profile of poverty in Malawi during a workshop that was attended by key policy makers and government officials.

IFPRI's research was done in cooperation with Malawi's National Economic Council, National Statistical Office, and the Centre for Social Research at the University of Malawi. The detailed results have been summarized in briefs and adopted as the standard for information on poverty in Malawi.

Poverty Analysis of the Integrated Household Survey
The set of briefs and the full report are available for download below or by email to Todd Benson (t.benson@cgiar.org).
    Activities of the Poverty Monitoring System. PMS Brief No. 1
    (PDF 191K)

    The state of Malawi’s poor: The incidence, depth, and severity of poverty. PMS Brief No. 2

    (PDF 260K)

    The state of Malawi’s poor: Who they are. PMS Brief No. 3

    (PDF 208K)

    The state of Malawi’s poor: Their education. PMS Brief No. 4

    (PDF 184K)

    The state of Malawi’s poor: Their health. PMS Brief No. 5

    (PDF 184K)

    The state of Malawi’s poor: Their economic characteristics. PMS Brief No. 6

    (PDF 196K)

    The state of Malawi’s poor: Agriculture and making a living from the land. PMS Brief No. 7

    (PDF 185K)

    The determinants of poverty in Malawi. PMS Brief No. 8

    (PDF 227K)

    Profile of Poverty in Malawi, 1998. Full Report.
    Poverty Analysis of the Malawi Integrated Household Survey, 1997-98

    (PDF 894K)
The Poverty Monitoring system is an activity under the Poverty Alleviation Programme of the Government of Malawi. The core research activities of the PMS involve four institutions:
  • National Economic Council,
  • National Statistical Office,
  • Centre for Social Research of the University of Malawi, and
  • International Food Policy Research Institute.
The poverty monitoring research program has been designed to gain a comprehensive understanding of poverty in Malawi.

The findings presented here are part of a series of briefs designed to inform policy makers about the current state of poverty and the methodologies used to measure poverty.

The PMS is funded by a grant from the Danish government which is administered by the World Bank.
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