Public Seminar: "The New International Poverty Line" on 3 November
An upcoming seminar with Dr. Samuel Kofi Tetteh-Baah, economist at the World Bank, will focus on how the international poverty line is determined and what its recent increase means for global poverty.
The international poverty line is the principal standard used to monitor the progress being made to eradicate poverty everywhere in all its forms. It helps measure the number of people living in extreme poverty and helps compare poverty levels between countries. The international poverty line, set at $1.90 per day in 2015, has been updated to $2.15 a day in September 2022. In this talk, Dr. Samuel Kofi Tetteh-Baah, economist at the World Bank, will focus on how the international poverty line is derived, why it needed an update, and what the new line implies for global poverty estimates. In addition, Dr. Samuel Kofi Tetteh-Bah will discuss the impact of Covid-19 on global poverty rates.
Date: Thursday, 03 November 2022
Time: Seminar: 17:30 – 18:30 CET, Apéro: 18:30-19:30 CET
Location: ETH Zurich, Main Building (Zentrum), Room E 1.1
Language: English
Organized by ETH4D & NADEL - Center for Development and Cooperation
Abut Samuel Kofi Tetteh-Baah
Dr. Samuel Kofi Tetteh-Baah is an economist in the Development Economics Data Group, World Bank, Washington, DC. He completed his PhD at ETH Zürich in Development Economics in 2019. He also holds an MA in Development Economics from the University of Göttingen, Germany and a BA in Economics from the University of Ghana. His research focuses on the measurement of poverty and inequality.