Indices de Pobreza Multidimensional: alcances y limitaciones

Mercado, Ruben (2016): Indices de Pobreza Multidimensional: alcances y limitaciones.

Abstract

En éste trabajo se presentan las características de los principales índices de pobreza multidimensional, y se analizan sus alcances y limitaciones tanto para la medida de la pobreza como para servir como guías de las políticas públicas.

This paper presents the characteristics of the main indices of multidimensional poverty, and analyses their scope and limitations as measures of poverty and as guides for public policy.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Multidimensional Poverty Indices: scope and limitations
• Language: Spanish
• Keywords: Poverty indices, Multidimensional poverty indices
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D3 - Distribution > D31 - Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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