means of poverty reduction and argues that the poverty impact of distributional change is so minor that it can be neglected … maintained their most equitable income distribution of the past few decades, the global poverty headcount could have been reduced … from 1.2 billion to around 900 million. When the growth effects of lower inequality are incorporated into the model, the …

In the measurement of multidimensional deprivation, dimensions of deprivation are often weighted by people using either …

This paper extends the previous literature on the ethical links between the measurement of poverty, social welfare and … inequality. We show inter alia, how, when the range of possible poverty lines is unbounded above, a robust ranking of absolute … poverty may be interpreted as a robust ranking of social welfare, and a robust ranking of relative poverty may be intepreted …

This paper examines different approaches to the measurement of multidimensional inequality and poverty. First, it … treatment in poverty measurement. Finally, it reviews the axiomatic approach to inequality analysis. The paper provides a …

In this paper, we construct an illustrative multidimensional poverty index for China and compare it with income poverty … method and regression analysis to test the stability of multidimensional poverty measures and probe the often-observed mis …-match between multidimensional measures and income measures. We find as expected that China’s multidimensional poverty is …

point is afforded by the status of a "focus axiom" in the measurement of poverty. "Focus" requires that a measure of poverty …Despite the formal rigour that attends social and economic measurement, the substantive meaning of particular measures … poverty indices advanced in the literature satisfy an "income-focus" but not a "population-focus" axiom. This, it is argued in …

point is afforded by the status of a "focus-axiom" in the measurement of poverty. "Focus" requires that a measure of poverty …Despite the formal rigour that attends social and economic measurement, the substantive meaning of particular measures … poverty indices advanced in the literature satisfy an "income-focus" but not a "population-focus" axiom. This, it is argued in …

Based on a composite poverty indicator, the analysis of the level and evolution of multidimensional poverty in Togo … between 1988 and 1998 reveals a downward trend using both relative and absolute poverty lines. Over the two periods studied …, non-monetary poverty strongly increased in the rural households and appears to be present on a large scale in the Savanna …

Periods of rapid economic growth in developing countries have been well studied in terms of poverty and income … inequality reduction, but much less is known about the performance of these countries in terms of economic mobility. We study … after controlling for a comprehensive set of household characteristics that impact their ability to accumulate wealth. We …

different socio-economic groups, ranking by income and by the asset index. Data were used from the national household socio … weight or quot;factor scorequot; of each asset. Household assets in the 2000-2004 SES ranged from 28 to 30 variables. Results …) quin-tile owned air conditioners in 2000, increasing to 52% in 2002 and 61% in 2004. The correlations between household …