Multidimensional Poverty and Inequality
Rolf Aaberge*; Andrea Brandolini† * Statistics Norway, Research Department and University of Oslo, Department of Economics, ESOP, Oslo, Norway† Bank of Italy, Directorate General for Economics, Statistics, and Research, Rome, Italy
Abstract
This chapter examines different approaches to the measurement of multidimensional inequality and poverty. It first outlines three aspects preliminary to any multidimensional study: the selection of the relevant dimensions, the indicators used to measure them, and the procedures for their weighting. It then considers the counting approach and the axiomatic treatment in poverty measurement. Finally, it reviews the axiomatic approach to inequality analysis. ...