multidimensional poverty index for Germany that is based on the capability approach. It also introduces a multidimensional happiness … Correlation Sensitive Poverty Index (GCSPI). …The official measure to analyse poverty in Germany is the at-risk-of-poverty rate, defined as 60 per cent of the median …

push into poverty. In Europe, the UK has spearheaded the definition and measurement of such phenomena. The most common way …Energy poverty, long considered a problem limited to developing countries only, is now widely acknowledged as a … challenge for advanced OECD countries as well. How energy poverty is perceived depends on the conceptualization and assessment …

. This paper uses the National Income Dynamics Survey (NIDS) to derive the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) and … Correlation Sensitive Poverty Index (CSPI) for South Africa, and then estimate the impact that social assistance grants have on … both of these composite indices of poverty measurement. The results show that increases in the income from a cash grant …

This paper compiles a multidimensional poverty index for Germany. Drawing on the capability approach as conceptual … consistent with earlier findings, but also reveal several new insights. Specifically, numerous decompositions of the poverty … index prove helpful in better tracking and understanding developments. Moreover, I find poor individuals to be adversely …