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Working Papers

2024

1. Multidimensional poverty, gender, and forced displacement: a multi-country, intrahousehold analysis in Sub-Saharan Africa
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2021) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Multidimensional Poverty, Gender, and Forced Displacement: A Multi-Country, Intrahousehold Analysis in Sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2024) (2024)

2023

2. The many forms of poverty: Analyses of deprivation interlinkages in the developing world
   IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics

2022

3. Multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis
   Economics Virtual Symposium 2022, Stata Users Group
   See also Book Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis, OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press (2015) View citations (445) (2015)

2021

4. A Multi-Country Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty in Contexts of Forced Displacement
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2015

5. Identifying destitution through linked subsets of multidimensionally poor: An ordinal approach
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)

2012

6. The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)

2011

7. Acute Multidimensional Poverty: A New Index for Developing Countries
   Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Berlin 2011, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics View citations (40)
   Also in Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present), Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (2010) View citations (455)
8. Understandings and Misunderstandings of Multidimensional Poverty Measurement
   Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (187)
   See also Journal Article Understandings and misunderstandings of multidimensional poverty measurement, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2011) View citations (218) (2011)
9. Where Did Identification Go?
   Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (35)
   See also Journal Article Where did identification go?, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2011) View citations (36) (2011)

2010

10. Designing the Inequality-Adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI)
    Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present), Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) View citations (48)
11. Human Development: Definitions, Critiques, and Related Concepts
    Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present), Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) View citations (66)

2008

12. Choosing Dimensions: The Capability Approach and Multidimensional Poverty
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (76)
    See also Chapter Choosing Dimensions: The Capability Approach and Multidimensional Poverty, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2000

13. Individual Motivation, Its Nature, Determinants and Consequences for within Group Behaviour
    Research Paper, World Institute for Development Economics Research View citations (2)
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2000) View citations (2)
    WIDER Working Papers, United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
    LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) (1998) View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Multidimensional Poverty, Gender, and Forced Displacement: A Multi-Country, Intrahousehold Analysis in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Journal of Development Studies, 2024, 60, (12), 1852-1878
   See also Working Paper Multidimensional poverty, gender, and forced displacement: a multi-country, intrahousehold analysis in Sub-Saharan Africa, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2024) (2024)

2023

2. Moderate Multidimensional Poverty Index: Paving the Way Out of Poverty
   Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2023, 168, (1), 409-445 View citations (3)
3. On track or not? Projecting the global Multidimensional Poverty Index
   Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 165, (C) View citations (2)

2022

4. Consolidating and improving the assets indicator in the global Multidimensional Poverty Index
   World Development, 2022, 158, (C) View citations (5)
5. Exploring China's Potential Child Poverty
   China & World Economy, 2022, 30, (1), 82-105
6. Revising the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index: Empirical Insights and Robustness
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2022, 68, (S2), S347-S384 View citations (13)

2021

7. Children and Multidimensional Poverty: Four Measurement Strategies
   Sustainability, 2021, 13, (16), 1-36 View citations (5)
   Also in Sustainability, 2022, 14, (16), 1-2 (2022)
8. Examining multidimensional poverty reduction in India 2005/6–2015/16: Insights and oversights of the headcount ratio
   World Development, 2021, 142, (C) View citations (11)
9. Global multidimensional poverty and COVID-19: A decade of progress at risk?
   Social Science & Medicine, 2021, 291, (C) View citations (13)
10. Revisions of the global multidimensional poverty index: indicator options and their empirical assessment
    Oxford Development Studies, 2021, 49, (2), 169-183 View citations (6)

2019

11. Dynamics of Multidimensional Poverty and Uni-dimensional Income Poverty: An Evidence of Stability Analysis from China
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2019, 142, (1), 25-64 View citations (49)

2018

12. Measuring autonomy: evidence from Bangladesh
    Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal, 2018, 25, (2), 21-51 View citations (1)
13. Social isolation and its relationship to multidimensional poverty
    Oxford Development Studies, 2018, 46, (1), 83-97 View citations (6)

2017

14. Changes Over Time in Multidimensional Poverty: Methodology and Results for 34 Countries
    World Development, 2017, 94, (C), 232-249 View citations (75)
15. Measuring chronic multidimensional poverty
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2017, 39, (6), 983-1006 View citations (24)
16. Multidimensional Poverty Reduction Among Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Forum for Social Economics, 2017, 46, (2), 178-191 View citations (11)

2016

17. Measuring Women's Autonomy in Chad Using the Relative Autonomy Index
    Feminist Economics, 2016, 22, (1), 264-294 View citations (22)

2015

18. Global Multidimensional Poverty Index - The Mahbub Ul Haq Memorial Lecture
    The Pakistan Development Review, 2015, 54, (4), 287-299 View citations (3)
19. Identifying the Poorest People and Groups: Strategies Using the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index
    Journal of International Development, 2015, 27, (3), 362-387 View citations (11)
20. Multidimensional Poverty Reduction in India between 1999 and 2006: Where and How?
    World Development, 2015, 72, (C), 93-108 View citations (74)

2014

21. Measuring Acute Poverty in the Developing World: Robustness and Scope of the Multidimensional Poverty Index
    World Development, 2014, 59, (C), 251-274 View citations (341)

2013

22. A Multidimensional Approach: Poverty Measurement & Beyond
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2013, 112, (2), 239-257 View citations (77)
23. Multidimensional Poverty and the Post-2015 MDGs
    Development, 2013, 56, (1), 46-51 View citations (10)
24. Selecting a Targeting Method to Identify BPL Households in India
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2013, 112, (2), 417-446 View citations (4)
25. The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index
    World Development, 2013, 52, (C), 71-91 View citations (80)

2011

26. Counting and multidimensional poverty measurement
    Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (7), 476-487 View citations (1212)
    Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (7-8), 476-487 (2011) View citations (1248)
27. Mesurer la pauvreté multidimensionnelle: les limites
    Revue d’économie du développement, 2011, 19, (2), 61-104 View citations (1)
28. Understandings and misunderstandings of multidimensional poverty measurement
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2011, 9, (2), 289-314 View citations (218)
    See also Working Paper Understandings and Misunderstandings of Multidimensional Poverty Measurement, Working Papers (2011) View citations (187) (2011)
29. Where did identification go?
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2011, 9, (3), 501-505 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper Where Did Identification Go?, Working Papers (2011) View citations (35) (2011)

2007

30. Agency and Empowerment: A Proposal for Internationally Comparable Indicators
    Oxford Development Studies, 2007, 35, (4), 379-403 View citations (149)
31. The Missing Dimensions of Poverty Data: Introduction to the Special Issue
    Oxford Development Studies, 2007, 35, (4), 347-359 View citations (64)

2005

32. Subjective Quantitative Studies of Human Agency
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2005, 74, (1), 217-260 View citations (68)
33. Supporting the MDGs: A faith-based movement's story
    Development, 2005, 48, (1), 122-125
34. Why the Capability Approach?
    Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2005, 6, (1), 115-135 View citations (108)

2002

35. Dimensions of Human Development
    World Development, 2002, 30, (2), 181-205 View citations (214)

1997

36. A practical reasoning theory of development ethhics: furthering the capabilities approach
    Journal of International Development, 1997, 9, (2), 263-279 View citations (18)

Books

2015

1. Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (445)
   See also Working Paper Multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis, Economics Virtual Symposium 2022, Stata Users Group (2022) (2022)

2014

2. Measuring progress toward empowerment: Women's empowerment in agriculture index: Baseline report
   IFPRI books, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (24)

2005

3. Valuing Freedoms: Sen's Capability Approach and Poverty Reduction
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (43)
   Also in OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press (2002) View citations (123)

Edited books

2010

1. The Capability Approach
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (5)

2008

2. The Capability Approach
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (112)

Chapters

2023

1. Winning Ideas: Lessons from Free-Market Economics for the Economics of Francesco
   Springer

2021

2. Multidimensional Poverty and Inclusive Growth in India: An Analysis Using Growth Elasticities and Semi-elasticities
   A chapter in Research on Economic Inequality: Poverty, Inequality and Shocks, 2021, vol. 29, pp 105-137 View citations (1)

2017

3. Did Poverty Reduction Reach the Poorest of the Poor? Complementary Measures of Poverty and Inequality in the Counting Approach
   A chapter in Research on Economic Inequality, 2017, vol. 25, pp 63-102 View citations (4)
4. Exploring Multidimensional Poverty in China: 2010 to 2014
   A chapter in Research on Economic Inequality, 2017, vol. 25, pp 161-228 View citations (6)

2015

5. Static and Dynamic Disparities between Monetary and Multidimensional Poverty Measurement: Evidence from Vietnam
   A chapter in Measurement of Poverty, Deprivation, and Economic Mobility, 2015, vol. 23, pp 249-281 View citations (25)

2013

6. Choosing Dimensions: The Capability Approach and Multidimensional Poverty
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Choosing Dimensions: The Capability Approach and Multidimensional Poverty, University Library of Munich, Germany (2008) View citations (76) (2008)

2009

7. Amartya Sen
   Chapter 63 in Handbook of Economics and Ethics, 2009