UN discussion on poverty and impact
Lively exchange on tools for evaluating poverty reduction strategies features a post on possible uses of the Multidimensional Poverty Index
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New publication on future of poverty research features OPHI researchers
New ODI paper summarises thinking of leading academic researchers on future directions and gaps
OPHI team members contribute to new UNICEF child poverty book
Chapter on multidimensional child poverty measurement by Sabina Alkire and José Manuel Roche appears in new volume
Graduate seminar at the New School, New York
José Manuel Roche presenting to graduate students on child poverty measurement using the Alkire Foster method
Podcast now available from seminar by James E. Foster
Video of Professor James E. Foster presenting on New Frontiers in Poverty Measurement at Oxford, 30 April
OPHI researcher at LACEA/IDB/WB/UNDP Network meetings
José Manuel Roche presented at the Research Network on Inequality and Poverty meetings, Columbia University, April 20 2012
New briefing on MPI poverty in least developed countries
New briefing shows the MPI results for the world’s least developed countries – while the MPI of these countries is higher, they are home to less than a third of MPI poor people
“Economics is poised to change, but how is not yet clear,” ~ Article by Sabina Alkire
Op-ed article by OPHI Director, Sabina Alkire, on how to follow Bhutan’s lead and create a new economic model grounded in wellbeing and sustainability
Hindustan Times article highlights advantages of MPI
Opinion piece by Prahlad Shekhawat explains some advantages of using OPHI’s multidimensional approach to poverty measurement for setting national poverty lines
Case study on Bhutan features in World Happiness Report
Chapter on Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Index appears in first ever World Happiness Report, published ahead of UN Meeting on Happiness and Wellbeing