On track or not? Projecting the global Multidimensional Poverty Index

This paper proposes a framework for modelling projections of multidimensional poverty. We use recently published repeated observations of multidimensional poverty, based on time-consistent indicators, for 75 countries. We consider and evaluate different approaches to model these countries’ trajector...

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Hauptverfasser: Alkire, S, Nogales, R, Quinn, NN, Suppa, N
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Elsevier 2023
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author Alkire, S
Nogales, R
Quinn, NN
Suppa, N
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description This paper proposes a framework for modelling projections of multidimensional poverty. We use recently published repeated observations of multidimensional poverty, based on time-consistent indicators, for 75 countries. We consider and evaluate different approaches to model these countries’ trajectories of poverty reduction. Our preferred model respects theoretical bounds, is supported by empirical evidence, and ensures consistency of our main measure with its subindices. In our empirical analysis we first use this approach to assess whether countries are on track to halve poverty incidence between 2015 and 2030 if recent trends continue – 51 are – before assessing the reasonableness of this target. Subsequently, we discuss implications of our modelling framework for computing projections under sustained efforts, setting poverty reduction targets, and the evaluation of trajectory changes. These implications mainly follow from the bounded nature of our outcome variables and are, therefore, applicable to a wide array of development indicators.
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spelling oxford-uuid:e1bf9a41-9f38-44c7-9c30-61b35c9807162023-10-03T14:51:41ZOn track or not? Projecting the global Multidimensional Poverty IndexJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:e1bf9a41-9f38-44c7-9c30-61b35c980716EnglishSymplectic ElementsElsevier2023Alkire, SNogales, RQuinn, NNSuppa, NThis paper proposes a framework for modelling projections of multidimensional poverty. We use recently published repeated observations of multidimensional poverty, based on time-consistent indicators, for 75 countries. We consider and evaluate different approaches to model these countries’ trajectories of poverty reduction. Our preferred model respects theoretical bounds, is supported by empirical evidence, and ensures consistency of our main measure with its subindices. In our empirical analysis we first use this approach to assess whether countries are on track to halve poverty incidence between 2015 and 2030 if recent trends continue – 51 are – before assessing the reasonableness of this target. Subsequently, we discuss implications of our modelling framework for computing projections under sustained efforts, setting poverty reduction targets, and the evaluation of trajectory changes. These implications mainly follow from the bounded nature of our outcome variables and are, therefore, applicable to a wide array of development indicators.
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Nogales, R
Quinn, NN
Suppa, N
On track or not? Projecting the global Multidimensional Poverty Index
title On track or not? Projecting the global Multidimensional Poverty Index
title_full On track or not? Projecting the global Multidimensional Poverty Index
title_fullStr On track or not? Projecting the global Multidimensional Poverty Index
title_full_unstemmed On track or not? Projecting the global Multidimensional Poverty Index
title_short On track or not? Projecting the global Multidimensional Poverty Index
title_sort on track or not projecting the global multidimensional poverty index
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