A Robust Multi-dimensional Poverty Profile for Uganda

被引:12
作者
Levine, Sebastian [1 ]
Muwonge, James [2 ]
Batana, Yele Maweki [3 ]
机构
[1] UNDP Reg Bur Africa, New York, NY USA
[2] Uganda Bur Stat, Kampala, Uganda
[3] Univ Laval, Partnership Econ Policy Network, Quebec City, PQ G1V 0A6, Canada
关键词
Capability approach; Economic development; Measurement; Human development; Poverty; DOMINANCE;
D O I
10.1080/19452829.2014.897310
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
020101 [政治经济学]; 020103 [经济史]; 030301 [社会学];
摘要
We compute a Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for Uganda following the specification by Alkire and Santos and the general approach of Alkire and Forster. Using household survey data we show how the incidence of multi-dimensional poverty has fallen in recent years and we use the decomposability features of the index to explain the reduction in multi-dimensional poverty. The robustness of our results is tested in a stochastic dominance framework and using statistical inference. Notably, we extend the one-dimensional analysis of stochastic dominance to include household size as a second dimension, thus taking into account that MPI indicators are collected at both household and individual levels. Moreover, we extend the standard two-stage application of the MPI to include a third stage, which is important given the high degree of multiple deprivations within the standard of living dimension.
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页码:369 / 390
页数:22
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