Poverty and wellbeing are multi-dimensional. Nobody questions that deprivations and achievements go beyond income … single, multi-dimensional index in a meaningful way. Is aggregating dimensions of poverty and wellbeing useful? Is it …; Understandings and Misunderstandings of Multidimensional Poverty Measurement by Sabina Alkire and James Foster; and, On …

the impact of growth and development on inequality? 2) What is the impact of inequality on growth, development and welfare …We review the literature on the links between inequality, growth and welfare. Three questions are addressed: 1) What is …? 3) What is the impact of proequality public policies upon growth and welfare? As regards the first question, the …

fuel poverty and a set of well-being outcomes: life-satisfaction, self-reported health measures and more objectively … fuel poverty and our well-being outcomes. Employing combined fuel deprivation indicators, which takes into account the … energy policy instruments for uncovering the underlining mechanism via which fuel poverty may get "under the skin" …

This paper aims at presenting an assessment of welfare reforms under a framework of program heterogeneity and … alternative measures of success. We focus on a specific welfare program –Madrid’s Ingreso Madrileño de Integración (IMI)– which … administrative records (over 50,000 spells) matched with a special survey conducted for former welfare recipients makes possible to …

effect of the crisis on the population shares, the mean incomes and the level of poverty of various population groups using … "anchored" poverty lines and distribution-sensitive poverty indices are employed the level of poverty rises to incredibly high … levels. When the poverty lines used are "relative", the poverty rate does not change substantially but when distribution …

effects of the crisis on the level and the structure of aggregate inequality and poverty using the data of EU-SILC for the …-economic groups rose. All poverty indicators suggest that poverty increased substantially, especially when "anchored" poverty lines … are used. Substantial changes are observed regarding the structure of poverty. Despite an increase in the population share …

therefore propose a multi-dimensional definition, rooted in the ideas of empowerment and capability, and find that the …

Fiscal policy can change poverty and inequality substantially or slightly depending on the government’s redistributive … independent evaluations. CEQ relies on inequality, poverty and tax and benefit incidence analyses. …

Inequality and poverty fell sharply in many Latin American countries during a decade in which voters in ten countries … econometric evidence that social democratic regimes in Brazil and Chile were more successful at reducing inequality and poverty … are a return to “normal” levels (as estimated by fixed effects). Conversely, inequality and poverty in Brazil and Chile …