New weighting scheme for the dimensions in multidimensional poverty indices

Besma Belhadj

Economics Letters, 2012, vol. 116, issue 3, 304-307

Abstract: By now, there is a wide range of methods to construct multidimensional well-being indices, differing in the way they transform, aggregate and weight the relevant dimensions. This paper uses a fuzzy theory approach to propose a new weighting scheme for the dimensions. These weights play a crucial role in determining the trade-offs between the dimensions.

Keywords: Fuzzy sets; Membership function; Poverty; Weights (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C00 I32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.03.029

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