We consider an asset-based alternative to the standard use of expenditures in defining well-being and poverty. Our … valid deflators) necessary to make inter-temporal and inter-regional poverty comparisons is scarce. We evaluate an index … is a valid predictor of what is arguably the most crucial manifestation of poverty - child malnutrition. Further …

Spatial poverty comparisons are investigated in three African countries using multidimensional indicators of well …-being. The work is analogous to the univariate stochastic dominance literature in that it seeks poverty orderings that are robust … to the choice of multidimensional poverty lines and indices. In addition, the study seeks to ensure that the comparisons …

Spatial poverty comparisons are investigated in three African countries using multidimensional indicators of well …-being. The work is analogous to the univariate stochastic dominance literature in that it seeks poverty orderings that are robust … to the choice of multidimensional poverty lines and indices. In addition, the study seeks to ensure that the comparisons …