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Towards a Multidimensional Poverty Index for Germany
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This paper compiles a multidimensional poverty index for Germany. Drawing on the capability approach as conceptual framework, I apply the Alkire-Foster method using German data. I propose a comprehensive operationalization of a multidimensional poverty index for an advanced economy like Germany, including a justification for several dimensions. Income, however, is rejected as a dimension on both conceptual and empirical grounds. I document that insights obtained by the proposed multidimension...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative Publisher's website
- Issue:
- 98
- Series:
- OPHI Working Papers
- Publication date:
- 2015-09-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2015-09-15
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- 2015-09-15
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