Data measurement errors can cause an upward bias in unidimensional poverty estimates and thus mislead both conceptual and empirical discussions. This paper expands the analysis to the case of multidimensional poverty. It finds that the dual cut-off strategy used by the Alkire-Foster measure typically attenuates this bias. Empirical evidence from Peru supports this attenuation effect.
More than three decades after Sen’s first formulation of the so-called “capability approach”, practitioners have yet to measure a capability set. This paper explores the valuable insights Kantian philosophy may offer in dealing with this problem.
This paper explores the possibility of defining a non-utilitarian normative standard for assessments of welfare and deprivation.
This paper demonstrates how multiple testing may be coupled with the Alkire-Foster class of measures to obtain novel insights, not otherwise captured by traditional approaches to multidimensional poverty analysis.
The new paper reiterates the value-added of measures that reflect the joint distribution of disadvantage. It also explains the construction of the 2010 MPI further.
This paper presents a new approach to child poverty measurement that reflects the breadth and components of child poverty. The method presented in this paper seeks to answer the question ‘who is poor’ by considering the intensity of each child’s poverty.
In literature on multidimensional poverty indicies, the Alkire-Foster measures stand out for their resilience in identifying the multidimensionally poor. This paper by Gaston Yalonetsky extends existing dominance results and develops a new condition for robustness.
Multidimensional measures provide an alternative lens through which poverty may be viewed and understood. In recent work we have attempted to offer a practical approach to identifying the poor and measuring aggregate poverty
The provision of modern energy services is recognised as a critical foundation for sustainable development, and is central to the everyday lives of people. Effective policies to dramatically expand modern energy access need to be grounded in a robust information-base. Metrics that can be used for comparative purposes and to track progress towards targets therefore [...]
A new OPHI working paper by Lea Cassar