Multidimensional Poverty Index and Happiness
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DOI: 10.1007/s10902-016-9807-0
Abstract: In recent years, income concepts have been criticized for being too narrow to capture human well-being. The broader “objective” capability approach and subjective well-being analyses have been highlighted as most prominent approaches which allow for… read more here.
Keywords: poverty; capability; multidimensional poverty; index happiness ... See more keywords
Sensitivity matters. Comparing the use of multiple indicators and of a multidimensional poverty index in the evaluation of a poverty eradication program
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105162
Abstract: Abstract This paper investigates the performance of the UNDP multidimensional poverty index (global MPI) and of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) indicators in the impact evaluation of the SADA-Northern Ghana Millennium Village Project (MVP). We find… read more here.
Keywords: evaluation; poverty index; multidimensional poverty; global mpi ... See more keywords
Poverty index with time-varying consumption and income distributions.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.95.032109
Abstract: Starting from a stochastic agent-based model to represent market exchange in a developing economy, we study time variations of the probability density function of income with simultaneous variation of the consumption deprivation (CD), where CD… read more here.
Keywords: income; consumption; time; poverty index ... See more keywords