multiply deprived from those who are not Need for a complementary measure that can capture direct deprivations 4 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) The method is an adaptation of Alkire and Foster (2011) which can deal with the binary or categorical data and was introduced by Alkire and ...
Multidimensional poverty indexRegional disparityPopulation sub-groupsIndiaThe primary objective of this study is to investigate the regional disparities of multidimensional poverty (MPI) in the context of India. This study to our knowledge is the first of its kind which examined MPI disparity at a ...
9 Multidimensional Poverty in India: District Level Estimates Aasha Kapur Mehta 1 (assisted by Deepa Chatterjee and Nikhila Menon) 1. Introduction Spatial inequalities exist at all levels of disaggregation. However, the nature and extent of these inequalities vary with choice of indicator and geographi...
NEW DELHI, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the poorest states in India, Indian government's top policy think tank National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog (commission) said in its latest report on Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). Acc...
Firstly, multidimensional poverty of urban poor household in Guwahati city is related to their: (a) migration status; (b) work status; (c) social Status; and (d) literacy status. Secondly, multidimensional poverty of urban poor households in Guwahati city is not related to their income status...
There is a more comprehensive way to measure poverty, through the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). It is a joint venture of UK-based Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Its 2017 report estimated India’s poverty at 41%...
The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) applies the direct method of measuring poverty using the Alkire and Foster (AF) approach. The study aims at analyzing the comparative study and trends of the multi-dimensional poverty among the north eastern states of India. The MPI value was continuing to...
The wealth index is then used to examine the distribution of deprivation and poverty by wealth percentiles. The study distinguishes between multidimensional deprivation and multidimensional poverty and compares the living standards in these countries based on both measures. This paper also presents ...
In terms of population vulnerable to poverty, Pakistan (12.9%) does better than Bangladesh (18.2%) and India (18.7%) Comment by Riaz Haq on October 18, 2022 at 7:27am Multidimensional poverty index ( does not include income poverty)https://ophi.org.uk/multidimensional-poverty-index/mpi-fa...
The main objective of this paper is to introduce an index that allows for a general overview of India in terms of financial inclusion. The index is calculated using three dimensions related to the measurement of the levels of access and usage of financial services....