Factors Determining Differences in the Poverty Degree among Countries
The persistency of poverty around the world is one of the most serious problems that humanity has to face, so in order to arise awareness, it is essential that the measurement of such problem is improved. These improvements also give the incentive to carry out motivating actions, design good policie...
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| author | Eduardo Cuenca García Margarita Navarro Pabsdorf Juan Carlos Moran Alvarez |
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| description | The persistency of poverty around the world is one of the most serious problems that humanity has to face, so in order to arise awareness, it is essential that the measurement of such problem is improved. These improvements also give the incentive to carry out motivating actions, design good policies, gauging progress, and enable holding political leaders accountable for meeting targets. To help make this possible, we provide an examination of how poverty is currently measured, bringing together evidence on the nature and extent of poverty in 91 countries around the world. This article presents research using the Rasch model, an inductive method which uses a synthetic-analytical process. This method enables us to provide a comparison of poverty among countries and identifies the main factors that contribute to it. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9998c9eb8aa946f79d285c25035a31392022-12-22T04:01:42ZengMDPI AGResources2079-92762019-07-018312210.3390/resources8030122resources8030122Factors Determining Differences in the Poverty Degree among CountriesEduardo Cuenca García0Margarita Navarro Pabsdorf1Juan Carlos Moran Alvarez2Facultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresariales, Universidad de Granada, Campus de Cartuja, 18071 Granada, SpainFacultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresariales, Universidad de Granada, Campus de Cartuja, 18071 Granada, SpainFacultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Avenida Ramón y Cajal s/n, Universidad de Sevilla, 41018 Sevilla, SpainThe persistency of poverty around the world is one of the most serious problems that humanity has to face, so in order to arise awareness, it is essential that the measurement of such problem is improved. These improvements also give the incentive to carry out motivating actions, design good policies, gauging progress, and enable holding political leaders accountable for meeting targets. To help make this possible, we provide an examination of how poverty is currently measured, bringing together evidence on the nature and extent of poverty in 91 countries around the world. This article presents research using the Rasch model, an inductive method which uses a synthetic-analytical process. This method enables us to provide a comparison of poverty among countries and identifies the main factors that contribute to it.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/8/3/122povertyMultidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), Rasch modelwelfare measuresdevelopment indicatorshealtheducation |
| spellingShingle | Eduardo Cuenca García Margarita Navarro Pabsdorf Juan Carlos Moran Alvarez Factors Determining Differences in the Poverty Degree among Countries Resources poverty Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), Rasch model welfare measures development indicators health education |
| title | Factors Determining Differences in the Poverty Degree among Countries |
| title_full | Factors Determining Differences in the Poverty Degree among Countries |
| title_fullStr | Factors Determining Differences in the Poverty Degree among Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors Determining Differences in the Poverty Degree among Countries |
| title_short | Factors Determining Differences in the Poverty Degree among Countries |
| title_sort | factors determining differences in the poverty degree among countries |
| topic | poverty Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), Rasch model welfare measures development indicators health education |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/8/3/122 |
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