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Multidimensional Poverty Targeting

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  • Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Luca Tiberti
  • Abdelkrim Araar

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The importance of taking into account multidimensionality in poverty measurement has recently been emphasized. The poverty alleviation literature, however, has not yet addressed the important issue of policy design for efficient multidimensional poverty reduction. From a positive perspective, it is regularly observed that different poverty dimensions are often correlated and mutually reinforced, especially over time. From a normative perspective, it can be argued that in addition to being concerned with impacts on multiple dimensions of poverty, policy should also consider impacts on their joint distribution. This paper integrates these two perspectives into a consistent policy evaluation framework. Targeting dominance techniques are also proposed to assess the normative robustness of targeting strategies. The analytical results are applied to data from Vietnam and South Africa and illustrate the role of both normative and positive perspectives in designing efficient multidimensional poverty targeting policies.

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  • Jean-Yves Duclos & Luca Tiberti & Abdelkrim Araar, 2018. "Multidimensional Poverty Targeting," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 66(3), pages 519-554.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:ecdecc:doi:10.1086/696105
    DOI: 10.1086/696105
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    1. Stojkoski, Viktor & Lopez-Calva, Luis-Felipe & Bolch, Kimberly Blair & Fernandez,Almudena, 2024. "Development Acupuncture : The Network Structure of Multidimensional Poverty and Its Implications," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10882, The World Bank.
    2. Hlasny, Vladimir & Asadullah, M Niaz & Sabra, Alia, 2022. "The Adoption of the Multidimensional Poverty Index in Developing Asia: Implications for Social Program Targeting and Inequality Reduction," Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, vol. 56(3), pages 185-195.
    3. Ana P. Canedo, 2018. "Analyzing Multidimensional Poverty Estimates in Mexico From an Ethnic Perspective: A Policy Tool for Bridging the Indigenous Gap," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 10(4), pages 543-563, December.

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    JEL classification:

    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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