Multidimensional poverty in the Colombian Pacific: identification, measurement and recent trends

Roberto Sanchez-Torres

INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH, 2025, vol. 63, issue 63, 123-157

Abstract: The Pacific is the region of Colombia with the greatest economic lag and the lowest living standards of its population. The objective of this study is to investigate poverty in the Colombian Pacific, taking as a reference the multidimensional approach, applying different identification methodologies and aggregation indicators. The main result is that despite the reduction in poverty between 2010 and 2018, it has not been systematic and has presented much more moderate levels than the situation in the rest of the country; in particular, the region has great deficiencies in education levels and access to health.

Keywords: Colombia; Colombian Pacific region; multidimensional poverty; quality of life; welfare economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D60 I32 R20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.38191/iirr-jorr.24.051

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