This book explores the latest developments in the field of multidimensional poverty measurement poverty measurement. It includes clear presentations of more than a dozen different quantitative techniques based respectively on information and fuzzy sets theory, the Rasch model, Factor, Cluster and Multiple Correspondence and Analysis, MIMIC and structural equations models, efficiency analysis, axiomatic, subjective and ordinal approaches to the topic. The book provides empirical illustrations based on data sources from developed or developing countries.
This book aims at contributing to the debate concerning multidimensional poverty measurement. Progress in this domain will not be possible if the various approaches available are not known to those working in the field. Unfortunately several of them seem to have been completely ignored by many specialists. This book represents, therefore, a unique opportunity to become familiar with the present state of the knowledge.
Foreword; N.Lustig
Preface; N.Kakwani
Introduction: Quantitative Approaches to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement; N.Kakwani & J.Silber
The Information Theory Approach; E.Maasoumi & M.A.Lugo
The Fuzzy Approach to Multidimensional Poverty; G.Betti, B.Cheli, A.Lemmi & V.Verma
The Rasch Model and Multidimensional Poverty Measurement; A.Fusco & P.Dickes
Multidimensional Poverty: Factor and Cluster Analysis; G.F.Luzzi, Y.Flückiger & S.Weber
Multidimensional Poverty and Multiple Correspondence Analysis; L-M.Asselin & V.T.Anh
Permanent Income, Poverty Measurement and the MIMIC Model; R.H.Abul Naga & E.Bolzani
Multidimensional Measures of Poverty and Well-Being based on Latent Variable Models; J.Krishnakumar
The Subjective Approach to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement; B.van Praag & A.Ferrer-i-Carbonell
The Econometric Approach to Efficiency Analysis; X.Ramos
Efficiency Analysis and the Lower Convex Hull; G.Anderson, I.Crawford & A.Leicester
The Axiomatic Approach to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement; S.R.Chakravarty & J.Silber
Determining the Parameters of Axiomatically Derived Multidimensional Poverty Indices; C.E.Velez & M.Robles
The Order of Acquisition of Durable Goods and the Measurement of Multidimensional Poverty; J.Deutsch & J.Silber
Using an Ordinal Approach to Multidimensional Poverty Analysis; J-Y.Duclos, D.Sahn & S.D.Younger
NANAK KAKWANI is currently a Visiting Scholar at the University of Sydney, Australia. He was the Principal Researcher (January 2005-November 2006) and Director/Chief Economist (January 2003-January 2006) at the UNDP's International Poverty Centre, Brazil. Before joining IPC, he had been Professor for 30 years at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. His research areas include poverty, inequality, pro-poor growth, taxation, public policies and human development (MDG). He has published more than 100 articles in international journals and two books. He was elected as Fellow of the Australian Research Committee of Social Science. He was also awarded the Mahalanobis gold medal for outstanding contribution in quantitative economics. He is on the advisory board of the Journal of Economic Inequality. He has been Visiting Professor at many universities and Consultant to the World Bank, UNDP and the Asian Development Bank.
JACQUES SILBER is Professor of Economics at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. He holds a PhD (1975) from the University of Chicago. He was Visiting Professor in various universities in Europe and the US. He is the Editor of a Handbook on Income Inequality Measurement and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economic Inequality. He has published more than 80 articles in international economic journals.
Description
This book explores the latest developments in the field of multidimensional poverty measurement poverty measurement. It includes clear presentations of more than a dozen different quantitative techniques based respectively on information and fuzzy sets theory, the Rasch model, Factor, Cluster and Multiple Correspondence and Analysis, MIMIC and structural equations models, efficiency analysis, axiomatic, subjective and ordinal approaches to the topic. The book provides empirical illustrations based on data sources from developed or developing countries.
This book aims at contributing to the debate concerning multidimensional poverty measurement. Progress in this domain will not be possible if the various approaches available are not known to those working in the field. Unfortunately several of them seem to have been completely ignored by many specialists. This book represents, therefore, a unique opportunity to become familiar with the present state of the knowledge.
Contents
Foreword; N.Lustig
Preface; N.Kakwani
Introduction: Quantitative Approaches to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement; N.Kakwani & J.Silber
The Information Theory Approach; E.Maasoumi & M.A.Lugo
The Fuzzy Approach to Multidimensional Poverty; G.Betti, B.Cheli, A.Lemmi & V.Verma
The Rasch Model and Multidimensional Poverty Measurement; A.Fusco & P.Dickes
Multidimensional Poverty: Factor and Cluster Analysis; G.F.Luzzi, Y.Flückiger & S.Weber
Multidimensional Poverty and Multiple Correspondence Analysis; L-M.Asselin & V.T.Anh
Permanent Income, Poverty Measurement and the MIMIC Model; R.H.Abul Naga & E.Bolzani
Multidimensional Measures of Poverty and Well-Being based on Latent Variable Models; J.Krishnakumar
The Subjective Approach to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement; B.van Praag & A.Ferrer-i-Carbonell
The Econometric Approach to Efficiency Analysis; X.Ramos
Efficiency Analysis and the Lower Convex Hull; G.Anderson, I.Crawford & A.Leicester
The Axiomatic Approach to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement; S.R.Chakravarty & J.Silber
Determining the Parameters of Axiomatically Derived Multidimensional Poverty Indices; C.E.Velez & M.Robles
The Order of Acquisition of Durable Goods and the Measurement of Multidimensional Poverty; J.Deutsch & J.Silber
Using an Ordinal Approach to Multidimensional Poverty Analysis; J-Y.Duclos, D.Sahn & S.D.Younger
Authors
NANAK KAKWANI is currently a Visiting Scholar at the University of Sydney, Australia. He was the Principal Researcher (January 2005-November 2006) and Director/Chief Economist (January 2003-January 2006) at the UNDP's International Poverty Centre, Brazil. Before joining IPC, he had been Professor for 30 years at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. His research areas include poverty, inequality, pro-poor growth, taxation, public policies and human development (MDG). He has published more than 100 articles in international journals and two books. He was elected as Fellow of the Australian Research Committee of Social Science. He was also awarded the Mahalanobis gold medal for outstanding contribution in quantitative economics. He is on the advisory board of the Journal of Economic Inequality. He has been Visiting Professor at many universities and Consultant to the World Bank, UNDP and the Asian Development Bank.
JACQUES SILBER is Professor of Economics at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. He holds a PhD (1975) from the University of Chicago. He was Visiting Professor in various universities in Europe and the US. He is the Editor of a Handbook on Income Inequality Measurement and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economic Inequality. He has published more than 80 articles in international economic journals.
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