Who are the world's poor? A new profile of global multidimensional poverty

Gisela Robles Aguilar; Andy Sumner

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104716

Who are the world's poor? A new profile of global multidimensional poverty

Gisela Robles Aguilar, Andy Sumner^*

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This paper is concerned with the following question: Who are the world's multidimensionally poor? To answer this, we compare and contrast the original Alkire–Foster measure of multidimensional poverty with other multidimensional indices in order to show how they differ and the consequences for poverty headcount estimates. We assess the extent of the multidimensionality of poverty using the original Alkire–Foster measure of multidimensional poverty. We then make estimates of the global profile of multidimensional poverty in 2015 using the Alkire–Foster measure and two alternative indices. We conclude that the world's multidimensionally poor are largely young people, residing in rural areas though not necessarily working in agriculture. Overall, the contribution of the paper is to explain how multidimensional poverty indices differ; and to present a new set of estimates of the global multidimensional poverty profile for 2015.

Original language	English
Article number	104716
Journal	WORLD DEVELOPMENT
Volume	126
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104716
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2020

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Multidimensional poverty
Poverty
Poverty measurement

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