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Using efficiency analysis to measure individual well-being with an illustration for Catalonia

Ramos, Xavi - 2005

This paper shows how distance functions, a tool typically employed in production economics to measure the distance between a set of inputs and a set of outputs, can be employed to approximate a composite measure encompassing the many dimensions of well-being. It also illustrates how to implement...

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A counting approach for measuring multidimensional deprivation

Aaberge, Rolf; Peluso, Eugenio - 2012

This paper is concerned with the problem of ranking and quantifying the extent of deprivation exhibited by multidimensional distributions, where the multiple attributes in which an individual can be deprived are represented by dichotomized variables. To this end we first aggregate deprivation...

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Principles and practicalities for measuring child poverty in the rich countries

Corak, Miles - 2005

poverty. The choices that must be made are clarified, and a set of six principles to serve as a guide for public policy are … stated. The second objective is to take stock of child poverty and changes in child poverty in the majority of OECD countries … formulate a number of suggestions for the setting of credible targets for the elimination of child poverty in the rich countries …

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Is human development multidimensional?

French, Declan; Moore, Michael J.; Canning, David - In: Journal of international development : the journal of … 25 (2013) 4, pp. 445-455

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Measuring youth empowerment : an application to Tunisia

Goedhuys, Micheline; Grimm, Michael; Meysonnat, Aline; … - In: Journal of international development : the journal of … 36 (2024) 4, pp. 1945-1964

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Measuring long-term inequality of opportunity

Aaberge, Rolf; Mogstad, Magne; Peragine, Vito - 2010

In this paper, we introduce and apply a general framework for evaluating long-term income distributions according to the Equality of Opportunity principle. Our framework allows for both an ex-ante and an ex-post approach to EOp. Our ex-post approach relies on a permanent income measure defined...

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Examining a "micro-macro paradox": did poverty really fall in the Union of Myanmar?

Shaffer, Paul - In: Journal of international development : the journal of … 27 (2015) 7, pp. 1332-1336

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Defining and measuring poverty and Inequality post-2015

Lang, Valentin F.; Lingnau, Hildegard - In: Journal of international development : the journal of … 27 (2015) 3, pp. 399-414

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Financial crisis in Asia : its genesis, severity and impact on poverty and hunger

Imai, Katsushi S.; Gaiha, Raghav; Thapa, Ganesh; Annim, … - In: Journal of international development : the journal of … 25 (2013) 8, pp. 1105-1116

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The impact of COVID-19 on consumption poverty in Mozambique

Barletta, Giulia; Castigo, Finório; Egger, Eva-Maria; … - In: Journal of international development : the journal of … 34 (2022) 4, pp. 771-802

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