Multidimensional poverty measures from an information theory perspective
<p>This paper proposes to use an information theory approach to the design of multidimensional poverty indices. Traditional monetary approaches to poverty rely on the strong assumption that all relevant attributes of well-being are perfectly substitutable. Based on the idea of the essentiality...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
2009
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