A long literature on inter-distributional inequality (IDI) has developed statistical tools for measuring the extent of inequality between two groups (e.g. men versus women). Firstly, I introduce the property of group-specific disadvantage focus (GDF). Indices satisfying this property are only...

A long literature on inter-distributional inequality (IDI) has developed statistical tools for measuring the extent of inequality between two groups (e.g. men versus women). The paper reviews some of the most prominent IDI indices proposed in the last four decades. The assessment focuses on how...

This paper proposes a framework for modelling projections of multidimensional poverty. We use recently published data of changes over time in multidimensional poverty for 75 countries which is based on time-consistent indicators. We consider and evaluate different approaches to model the...