The role of inequality in poverty measurement
The adjusted headcount ratio, or MPI, is widely used by countries and international organizations to track multidimensional poverty and coordinate policy. Several characteristics have encouraged its rapid diffusion: applicability to ordinal data, ease of communication, a practical identification of...
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Format: | Working paper |
Language: | English |
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Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
2019
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