In this study we analyse the evolution of deprivation indicators and of a multidimensional poverty index using … multidimensional poverty index based on the selected deprivation indicators. The results are presented at the provincial and … chosen deprivation dimensions. We also identify marked geographical disparities in the incidence of poverty and deprivation …

This study appraises non-monetary multidimensional poverty in Nigeria using the novel first order dominance approach …/04 for state analysis. The results are quite robust and lend support to the general view that poverty in Nigeria has not kept …-income poverty. There was a marginal change of -0.21 in the percentage of the population experiencing acute deprivation between 1999 …

This study assesses temporal and spatial distribution of child deprivation and income poverty using the fifth and sixth … deprivation of children aged 7 to 17 years, and the outcomes were compared to the incidence of income poverty. The analyses reveal … areas; and differences in regional rankings of deprivation and income poverty. Distinct policies for child deprivation and …

We measure multidimensional poverty in India using National Sample Survey Organization data from 2014-15 to 2017-18. We ….75 per cent over the study period. The all-India estimates indicate that 144 million people were lifted from poverty during …, sanitation, and education also have significant weights. The decline in deprivation is steeper in rural areas than urban areas …

This study examines the relationship between growth and employment in Nigeria to gain insights into the country …'s paradox of high economic growth alongside rising poverty and inequality. The methodology adopted is the Shapley decomposition … Nigeria's growth over the last decade has been 'jobless' and sustained largely by factor reallocations rather than …

Nigeria. It uses primary household level data from Nigeria to analyse the impacts of induced price variability on household … engaging children in child labour, can lock households in a low-income equilibrium or poverty trap. Provided that covariate …

Understanding chronic poverty and its evolution is complex given the amount of information involved. This paper … proposes a new approach to analysing the evolution of chronic poverty in a multivariate setting using a Shapley decomposition … of a multidimensional chronic poverty measure proposed by Alkire and colleagues. This makes it possible to assess a vast …

the deprivation indicators or to rely on the signs of other cross-derivatives for comparison. I execute a bootstrap linear … programming algorithm on seven deprivation indicators for three sub-samples of children derived from the DRC 2007 Standard …

gains in some indicators, multidimensional child poverty in Mozambique still substantially exceeds that in neighbouring … and poverty reduction experienced by the population as a whole translate into better living conditions for children. …