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Determining the Parameters of Axiomatically Derived Multidimensional Poverty Indices: An Application Based on Reported Well-Being in Colombia

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Quantitative Approaches to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement

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This chapter tries to address a question that is to a certain extent a puzzle: Can we explain the self-reported improvement in well-being of Colombians between 1997 and 2003 by using multidimensional poverty indexes? And it is puzzling because during this period Colombians experienced the worst economic recession of the twentieth century (1998), erasing a decade of progress in poverty reduction and reversing the levels of poverty to 1988 levels.

The opinions expressed here are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Inter-American Development Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent.

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  1. Carlos Eduardo Vélez
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. International Poverty Centre, University of Sydney, Brazil

    Nanak Kakwani (Former Director) (Former Director)

  2. Bar-Ilan University, Israel

    Jacques Silber

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Vélez, C.E., Robles, M. (2008). Determining the Parameters of Axiomatically Derived Multidimensional Poverty Indices: An Application Based on Reported Well-Being in Colombia. In: Kakwani, N., Silber, J. (eds) Quantitative Approaches to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230582354_12

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