Multidimensional Poverty and Material Deprivation with Discrete Data. (28th September 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bossert, Walter; Chakravarty, Satya R.; D'Ambrosio, Conchita
• Is Part Of: Review of income and wealth. Series 59:Number 1(2013:Mar.)
• Page Start: 29
• Page End: 43
• Publication Date: 2012-09-28
• Subjects: National income -- Accounting -- Periodicals; 332.05
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2012.00519.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-6586

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>We propose a characterization of a popular index of multidimensional poverty which, as a special case, generates a measure of material deprivation. This index is the weighted sum of the functioning failures. The important feature of the variables that may be relevant for poverty assessments is that they are <italic>discrete</italic> in nature. Thus, poverty measures based on <italic>continuous</italic> variables are not suitable in this setting and the assumption of a discrete domain is mandatory. We apply the measure to European Union member states where the concept of material deprivation was initiated and illustrate how its recommendations differ from those obtained from poverty measures based exclusively on income considerations.</p> </abstract>