Identifying the Multidimensional Poor in Developed Countries Using Relative Thresholds: An Application to Spanish Data

Carmelo García, Yolanda González-González () and Mercedes Prieto-Alaiz ()
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Yolanda González-González: University of Valladolid
Mercedes Prieto-Alaiz: University of Valladolid

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2017, vol. 131, issue 1, No 15, 303 pages

Abstract: Abstract In order to contribute to providing a methodology to ensure objectivity and transparency in the measurement of multidimensional poverty, this paper proposes a new threshold for the identification of the multidimensional poor which is also applicable to each of the dimensions of poverty, suitable for identifying the severely poor in developed countries. This new methodology is applied to analyse the evolution of material deprivation in Spain during the period of economic crisis, comparing the results with those obtained using other traditional approaches.

Keywords: Multidimensional poverty; Counting approach; Poverty lines; Spain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s11205-016-1248-y

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