Poverty and well-being are multidimensional. Nobody questions that deprivations and achievements go beyond income …. There is, however, sharp disagreement on whether the various dimensions of poverty and well-being can be aggregated into a … single, multidimensional index in a meaningful way. Is aggregating dimensions of poverty and well-being useful? Is it …

The effect of taxes and benefits on the poor is usually measured using standard poverty and inequality indicators …

collection and social spending? Using a standard fiscal incidence analysis, we quantify the reduction in inequality and poverty …

Taxes and transfers can have significant impacts on poverty and inequality. All standard measures are by definition … transfers can lower inequality and poverty (including the severity of poverty) but still make a subgroup of the poor worse off … when standard poverty and inequality indicators decline and overall taxes are progressive. …

Taxes and transfers can have significant impacts on poverty and inequality. All standard measures are by definition … transfers can lower inequality and poverty (including the severity of poverty) but still make a subgroup of the poor worse off … when standard poverty and inequality indicators decline and overall taxes are progressive. …

We apply a standard tax-and-benefit-incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes …. The impact of transfers on inequality and poverty reduction could be higher if spending on direct cash transfers that are …

We apply a standard tax and benefit incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes …. The impact of transfers on inequality and poverty reduction could be higher if spending on direct cash transfers that are …

We apply a standard tax and benefit incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes …. The impact of transfers on inequality and poverty reduction could be higher if spending on direct cash transfers that are …