Multidimensional Poverty Analysis : Looking for a Middle Ground

Widespread agreement that poverty is a multifaceted phenomenon, encompassing deprivations along multiple dimensions, clashes with often vociferous disagreement about how best to measure these deprivations. Drawing on the recent literature, this sho...

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Main Authors:	Ferreira, Francisco H.G., Lugo, Maria Ana
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ASSETS CARIBBEAN REGION CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES DATA QUALITY DATA SETS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISPOSABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMICS EQUILIBRIUM PRICES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL CRISES FODDER FUNCTIONAL FORM FUNCTIONAL FORMS GINI COEFFICIENT HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INCOME POVERTY INEQUALITY LIVING STANDARDS MARGINAL ANALYSIS MEAT NON-INCOME DIMENSIONS NUTRITION POLICY DEBATE POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POOR POOR HEALTH POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY COMPARISONS POVERTY INDEX POVERTY INDICES POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POWERLESSNESS RELATIVE POSITION RELATIVE PRICES RURAL SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING UTILITY FUNCTION UTILITY FUNCTIONS WEALTH
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spelling	okr-10986-32492021-04-23T14:02:08Z Multidimensional Poverty Analysis : Looking for a Middle Ground Ferreira, Francisco H.G. Lugo, Maria Ana ACCESS TO EDUCATION ASSETS CARIBBEAN REGION CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES DATA QUALITY DATA SETS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISPOSABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMICS EQUILIBRIUM PRICES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL CRISES FODDER FUNCTIONAL FORM FUNCTIONAL FORMS GINI COEFFICIENT HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INCOME POVERTY INEQUALITY LIVING STANDARDS MARGINAL ANALYSIS MEAT NON-INCOME DIMENSIONS NUTRITION POLICY DEBATE POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POOR POOR HEALTH POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY COMPARISONS POVERTY INDEX POVERTY INDICES POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POWERLESSNESS RELATIVE POSITION RELATIVE PRICES RURAL SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING UTILITY FUNCTION UTILITY FUNCTIONS WEALTH Widespread agreement that poverty is a multifaceted phenomenon, encompassing deprivations along multiple dimensions, clashes with often vociferous disagreement about how best to measure these deprivations. Drawing on the recent literature, this short note proposes three methodological alternatives to the false dichotomy between scalar indices of multidimensional poverty, on the one hand, and a "dashboard" approach that looks only at marginal distributions, on the other. These alternatives include simple Venn diagrams of the overlap of deprivations across dimensions, multivariate stochastic dominance analysis, and the analysis of copula functions, which capture the extent of interdependency across dimensions. Examples from the literature on both developing and developed countries are provided. 2012-03-19T17:29:05Z 2012-03-19T17:29:05Z 2012-02-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20120208131700 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3249 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5964 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research The World Region The World Region
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topic	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ASSETS CARIBBEAN REGION CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES DATA QUALITY DATA SETS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISPOSABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMICS EQUILIBRIUM PRICES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL CRISES FODDER FUNCTIONAL FORM FUNCTIONAL FORMS GINI COEFFICIENT HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INCOME POVERTY INEQUALITY LIVING STANDARDS MARGINAL ANALYSIS MEAT NON-INCOME DIMENSIONS NUTRITION POLICY DEBATE POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POOR POOR HEALTH POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY COMPARISONS POVERTY INDEX POVERTY INDICES POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POWERLESSNESS RELATIVE POSITION RELATIVE PRICES RURAL SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING UTILITY FUNCTION UTILITY FUNCTIONS WEALTH
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ASSETS CARIBBEAN REGION CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES DATA QUALITY DATA SETS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISPOSABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMICS EQUILIBRIUM PRICES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL CRISES FODDER FUNCTIONAL FORM FUNCTIONAL FORMS GINI COEFFICIENT HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INCOME POVERTY INEQUALITY LIVING STANDARDS MARGINAL ANALYSIS MEAT NON-INCOME DIMENSIONS NUTRITION POLICY DEBATE POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POOR POOR HEALTH POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY COMPARISONS POVERTY INDEX POVERTY INDICES POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POWERLESSNESS RELATIVE POSITION RELATIVE PRICES RURAL SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING UTILITY FUNCTION UTILITY FUNCTIONS WEALTH Ferreira, Francisco H.G. Lugo, Maria Ana Multidimensional Poverty Analysis : Looking for a Middle Ground
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description	Widespread agreement that poverty is a multifaceted phenomenon, encompassing deprivations along multiple dimensions, clashes with often vociferous disagreement about how best to measure these deprivations. Drawing on the recent literature, this short note proposes three methodological alternatives to the false dichotomy between scalar indices of multidimensional poverty, on the one hand, and a "dashboard" approach that looks only at marginal distributions, on the other. These alternatives include simple Venn diagrams of the overlap of deprivations across dimensions, multivariate stochastic dominance analysis, and the analysis of copula functions, which capture the extent of interdependency across dimensions. Examples from the literature on both developing and developed countries are provided.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Ferreira, Francisco H.G. Lugo, Maria Ana
author_facet	Ferreira, Francisco H.G. Lugo, Maria Ana
author_sort	Ferreira, Francisco H.G.
title	Multidimensional Poverty Analysis : Looking for a Middle Ground
title_short	Multidimensional Poverty Analysis : Looking for a Middle Ground
title_full	Multidimensional Poverty Analysis : Looking for a Middle Ground
title_fullStr	Multidimensional Poverty Analysis : Looking for a Middle Ground
title_full_unstemmed	Multidimensional Poverty Analysis : Looking for a Middle Ground
title_sort	multidimensional poverty analysis : looking for a middle ground
publishDate	2012
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