METHODOLOGICAL REPORT: Anker Sub-National Living Income and Living Wage Estimates

Anker Research Institute Working Paper Series | Number 11

Ian Prates, Rogério J. Barbosa, Alexandre de Freitas Barbosa, Eduardo Lazzari Carmelita Veneroso Marina Barbosa e Silva Martha Anker, Richard Anker

ABSTRACT

This report describes and uses the recently developed Ank- er Methodology® to obtain sub-national living income and living wage estimates. Using Brazil as a pilot country, the methodology calculates living incomes and living wages for Brazilian state capital cities, surrounding metropolitan areas, and mesoregions in the rest of each state. This estimation involves assessing food, housing, and non-food non-housing expenses for decency. Various datasets are utilized, including the Brazilian Household Expenditure Survey (POF), the Con- tinuous Brazilian Household Sample Survey (PNAD-C), the Population Census, and other administrative datasets. Ad- ditionally, previous Anker Benchmark studies specific to two locations in Brazil serve as ‘anchor points’ for the estimations. The methodology employs a combination of descriptive and advanced statistical techniques. The report presents the re- sults for the north region of Pará in the State of Pará, Brazil, as an illustrative application of the new methodology. These estimates are accompanied by additional socio-economic data to provide context for the results.