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Multidimensional poverty: Methodology and calculations on Russian data
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Abstract This article focuses on Multidimensional poverty index (MPI)- the alternative approach to poverty measurement. While the official monetary approach is based on a comparison of income with a certain poverty line (until 2021 in Russia it was based on the minimum subsistence level, since 2021 it has be... view more
This article focuses on Multidimensional poverty index (MPI)- the alternative approach to poverty measurement. While the official monetary approach is based on a comparison of income with a certain poverty line (until 2021 in Russia it was based on the minimum subsistence level, since 2021 it has been calculated as a share of median income of the population), the MPI also includes deprivations that poor people may face. The text contains the description of the index calculation methodology, the results of its computation on Russian data (Statistical Survey of Income and Participation in Social Programs-2017), and the description of vulnerable groups of population in accordance with the MPI. Population groups that are identified as being at risk of poverty (according to the index) are similar to the vulnerable population based on the absolute monetary poverty approach. However, the index widens the list of such groups, covering older people and people with disabilities.... view less
Keywords
poverty; measurement; index; Russia
Classification
Social Problems
Free Keywords
multidimensional poverty approach; poverty measurement; poverty profiles
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 352-380
Journal
Russian Journal of Economics, 8 (2022) 4
ISSN
2618-7213
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0