A Multidimensional Poverty Index for Latin America

This paper proposes a new Multidimensional Poverty Index for Latin America (MPI-LA). The index builds upon the rich tradition in poverty measurement in the region in terms of both the Unsatisfied Basic Needs (UBN) approach and the Poverty Line approach and the recent conceptual and methodological...

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Main Authors: Santos, M, Villatoro, P, Mancero, X, Gerstenfeld, P
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: 2015