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Alternative weighting structures for multidimensional poverty assessment

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  • Cavapozzi, Danilo
  • Han, Wei
  • Miniaci, Raffaele

    (Groningen University)

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A multidimensional poverty assessment requires a weighting scheme to aggregate the well-being dimensions considered. We use Alkire and Foster

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  • Cavapozzi, Danilo & Han, Wei & Miniaci, Raffaele, 2013. "Alternative weighting structures for multidimensional poverty assessment," Research Report 13018-EEF, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management).
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