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  1. (PDF) Multidimensional poverty: an analysis of definitions, measurement

    poverty in Lao PDR: Multidimensional poverty in Lao PDR f or the years 2002/2003 and 2007/2008. Social Indicators Researc h 126: 483-502. Bader, C., Bieri, S., Wiesmann, U. and Heinimann, A. (2017 ...

  2. Multidimensional poverty: an analysis of definitions ...

    The paper provides an overview of definitions, measurements and applications of the concept of multidimensional poverty through a systematic review. The literature is classified according to three research questions: (1) what are the main definitions of multidimensional poverty?; (2) what methods are used to measure multidimensional poverty?; (3) what are the dimensions empirically measured ...

  3. PDF Developing a Diagnostic Approach to Multi-Dimensional Poverty

    A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy ... Developing a Diagnostic Approach to Multi-Dimensional Poverty James J. White R.N., M.Sc., Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing University of Toronto 2023 Abstract

  4. PDF Constructing a Reliable and Valid Measure of Multidimensional Poverty

    Multidimensional Poverty Calum J R Webb, Department of Sociological Studies, the University of Sheffield May 2019 Abstract: This thesis presents evidence that suggests a theoretically robust, statistically reliable and valid measure of multidimensional poverty can be constructed through the use of

  5. PDF Multidimensional Poverty Analysis

    1 Multidimensional poverty analysis: Looking for a middle ground. Francisco H. G. Ferreira2 Maria Ana Lugo3. JEL Codes: I32, O15. Keywords: Multidimensional poverty, dependency structure, copulas. Sector Board: Poverty Reduction (POV) This note is an expanded version of a short comment that was published as Ferreira (2011).

  6. PDF Multidimensional poverty: an analysis of definitions ...

    Multidimensional poverty: an analysis o denitions, 3175 1 3 specic enough to avoid the inclusion of non-relevant publications and formulated in order to avoid the exclusion of potentially relevant and insightful works. The chosen keywords, namely, 'multidimensional inequality', 'multidimensional

  7. Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty: Theory and Case Studies

    a given society, poverty still remains a challenge to conceptual formalization and to. measurement that is consistent with such formalization. The analysis of poverty is. multidisciplinary. It ...

  8. A Survey of the Literature on Multidimensional Poverty

    The 90.52 percent of U.S. residents who were not identified as multidimensionally poor consisted of 75.8 percent of the population that was neither multidimensionally poor nor vulnerable to multidimensional deprivation and 14.72 percent who were categorized as being vulnerable to multidimensional poverty.

  9. PDF Assessing trends in multidimensional poverty during the MDGs

    estimate varies around its true value. since the introduction of the MDGs. The trends in multidimensional poverty are assessed through the overall G-CSPI index and the G-M0 index. In Section 5.1 we then analyse separately the specific contribution of the three 'I's: incidence, intensity and inequality of poverty.

  10. PDF Multidimensional and Persistent Poverty: Methodological Approaches to

    Although the terms 'multidimensional poverty' and 'multidimensional depri-vation' are used interchangeably in the literature, henceforth in this thesis, I opt using the term 'multidimensional deprivation' to refer to indices that count the multiple deprivations jointly observed across a selected unit of analysis and, based

  11. Multidimensional Poverty: Measurement, Estimation, and Inference

    Multidimensional poverty measures give rise to a host of statistical hypotheses that are of interest to applied economists and policy-makers alike. In the specific context of the generalized Alkire-Foster (Alkire and Foster, Citation 2008 ) class of measures, we show that many of these hypotheses can be treated in a unified manner and also ...

  12. PDF On the Measurement of Multidimensional Poverty as a Policy Tool

    2.1.2 Multidimensional Poverty Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 ... Writing a thesis is in many cases an isolated process. I have the luck to have three amazing people to whom I would always have to report and who to bother whenever I felt frustrated. Despite being in di erent places of the world there was not a time when one

  13. An Individual-based Index of Multidimensional Poverty for Low- and

    Conceptual Framework. Before measuring poverty, we need to have a clear understanding of what poverty is about. A conceptual framework should be at the centre of a rigorous measurement exercise in order to avoid the well-known problem of "measurement without theory" (Burchi and De Muro Citation 2016; Koopmans Citation 1947).The conceptual framework allows having a clear and explicit ...

  14. PDF Multidimensional Poverty, Inequality, Vulnerability to Poverty, and

    This thesis analyzes multidimensional poverty, vulnerability to poverty, inequality, and input risks using demographic and health surveys and household income, consumption, and expenditure data for 2016. This thesis is organized into five chapters. The first chapter . 7 gives the introduction and summary of the thesis and provides the general ...

  15. Dynamics of multidimensional poverty and its determinants ...

    The aim of this study was to understand the dynamics of multidimensional poverty and its determinants among mid-aged and older adults. We used 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018 data from the China Health ...

  16. Multidimensional Poverty Indices: A Critical Assessment

    The Multidimensional Poverty Index is calculated by taking the product of the headcount ratio of the multidimensionally poor (H) and the average severity of their multidimensional poverty (A) [50 ...

  17. Full article: Determinants of rural multidimensional poverty of

    The intensity of multidimensional poverty (A) which measures the average deprivation of poor households is 57.3% and the Lemo district is the major contributor to this measure as indicated in Table 5. ... MSc Thesis, Addis Ababa University, School of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science and International Relations. Google Scholar.

  18. Multidimensional poverty in India: a study on regional disparities

    Measurement of multidimensional poverty. The measure of multidimensional poverty index (MPI) essentially is based on the Alkire and Foster class of poverty measures.This study following the study by Alkire and Foster has developed the MPI where the household is the unit of observation.It has selected a set of indicators across which the deprivation is measured (Table 2), following Alkire and ...

  19. PDF The Multidimensional Poverty Index: Achievements, Conceptual and

    The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) has been developed by Alkire and Santos (2010) for the 2010 Human Development Report. It is an index of acute multidimensional poverty and is based on the Alkire and Foster (2011a) dual cut-off method for poverty identification.

  20. Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis

    The publication of the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) estimates in Human Development Reports of United Nations Development Programme since 2010, and national poverty measures released in Mexico, Colombia, Bhutan, and the Philippines have generated considerable interest. The academic response has been similarly swift, with related articles ...

  21. Multidimensional poverty measure and analysis: a case ...

    Aiming at the anti-poverty outline of China and the human-environment sustainable development, we propose a multidimensional poverty measure and analysis methodology for measuring the poverty-stricken counties and their contributing factors. We build a set of multidimensional poverty indicators with Chinese characteristics, integrating A-F double cutoffs, dimensional aggregation and ...

  22. PDF Distribution-Sensitive Multidimensional Poverty Measures

    welfare dimensions many of which are also central to multidimensional poverty measurement.2 This paper revisits the measurement of multidimensional poverty from an axiomatic perspective, taking the AF measures as a point of departure. At its core, it presents axiomatic arguments for a class of "distribution-sensitive" measures.

  23. Multidimensional Poverty

    Poverty is a multifaceted concept that goes beyond the lack of income (Kolm 1977; Townsend 1979; Streetn 1981; Sen 1985, 1987; Ravallion 1996; Thorbecke 2008; Stiglitz et al. 2009 ). Poverty depends not only on monetary income, but also on the availability of nonmarketed goods, access to basic services (i.e., water, electricity, communications ...

  24. Multidimensional Poverty Status in Rural Bangladesh and ...

    This article measures Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) in India using National Sample Survey (NSS) data on "Consumption Expenditure" for the period 2004-2005 and 2011-2012, adopting ...

  25. Full article: Determinants of poverty in rural cocoa farming

    The cultural thesis linked to the individual theory of poverty, argues that poverty is rooted in the behaviour of the poor and deficient character that undermines success and economic well-being ... The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) and the unidimensional (expenditure-based) approaches were used as dependent variables to measure the ...