Multidimensional Poverty and Inequality: Insights from the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Misganaw Teshager Abeje (), Atsushi Tsunekawa, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Zemen Ayalew, Zerihun Nigussie, Daregot Berihun, Enyew Adgo and Asres Elias
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Misganaw Teshager Abeje: Tottori University
Atsushi Tsunekawa: Tottori University
Nigussie Haregeweyn: Tottori University
Zemen Ayalew: Bahir Dar University
Zerihun Nigussie: Tottori University
Daregot Berihun: Bahir Dar University
Enyew Adgo: Bahir Dar University
Asres Elias: Tottori University

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2020, vol. 149, issue 2, No 9, 585-611

Abstract: Abstract As stated in the 2018 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report, Ethiopia has the second largest multidimensionally poor population in Africa (after Nigeria). The global MPI was created to measure household’s multiple deprivations, but little systematic study has been carried out on the application of MPI measures on a smaller scale and vis-à-vis other measures of poverty. In addition, most of the few existing studies ignore any measure of inequality amongst the multidimensionally poor. This study explored multidimensional poverty in three different drought-prone agro-ecological settings of the Upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia. A preliminary participatory exercise was carried out at the study sites to select important indicators and then a structured survey was administered to 390 systematically and randomly selected households. The Alkire–Foster method was used to analyse multidimensional poverty and verified it with Correlation Sensitive Poverty Index (CSPI). Multidimensional poverty incidence, adjusted head count ratio and inequality were significantly different between study sites (p

Keywords: Multidimensional Poverty Index; Inequality; Correlation Sensitive Poverty Index; Drought-prone; Upper Blue Nile basin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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