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Indices de Pobreza Multidimensional: alcances y limitaciones
[Multidimensional Poverty Indices: scope and limitations]

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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.

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  • Mercado, Ruben, 2016. "Indices de Pobreza Multidimensional: alcances y limitaciones [Multidimensional Poverty Indices: scope and limitations]," MPRA Paper 71843, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Poverty indices; Multidimensional poverty indices;

    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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