school, education of the household head, sanitation, water and shelter. Over the study period, El Salvador, Brazil, Mexico …This paper presents empirical results of a wide range of multidimensional poverty measures for: Argentina, Brazil …, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico and Uruguay, for the period 19922006. Six dimensions are analysed: income, child attendance at …

We study a recent recruitment drive for public sector positions in Mexico. Different salaries were announced randomly …