measurement of multidimensional poverty in the Philippines should depend on a careful investigation on whether there is much value … in the resulting MPI approaches, and some policy issues attendant to the measurement of multidimensional poverty …, especially on its relationship with traditional income poverty measurement. …

In the widely used class of multidimensional poverty measures introduced by Alkire and Foster (2011), dimension … poverty decomposition based only on the unique properties of each identification function; and metrics of dimensional power … close replica of the international MPI (multidimensional poverty index). …

Regional Level -- 2.4 Multidimensional Measures of Poverty -- 2.4.1 Multidimensional Fuzzy Approach to Poverty Measurement -- 2 … Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction on Measuring Poverty at Local Level Using Small Area Estimation Methods -- 1.1 Introduction … -- 1.2 Target Parameters -- 1.2.1 Definition of the Main Poverty Indicators -- 1.2.2 Direct and Indirect Estimate of …

This paper explores the feasibility of calculating absolute poverty lines on the basis of minimum food expenditures in … the developing world deliver either inadequate poverty estimates in rich countries characterised by a relatively low food … application of the new method using household budget survey data from Italy shows that resulting poverty estimates are in line …