Multidimensional measurement of poverty in Mexico: Statistical significance in the inclusion of non-monetary dimensions

Identifying relevant variables for multidimensional poverty analysis depends on how different dimensions complement or substitute each other, given the existence of attributes highly correlated with household income. Dimensions weakly correlated with household income highlight the relevance of multi...

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Autores: López Calva, Luis Felipe, Ortiz Juárez, Eduardo
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:México
Recursos:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx:article/374
Acesso em linha:https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/374
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:multidimensional poverty
poverty measurement
exclusion error
Mexico
C35
I32
O10
pobreza multidimensional
medición de la pobreza
error de exclusión
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Resumo:Identifying relevant variables for multidimensional poverty analysis depends on how different dimensions complement or substitute each other, given the existence of attributes highly correlated with household income. Dimensions weakly correlated with household income highlight the relevance of multidimensionality. By using the Mexican Family Life Survey, this article incorporates dimensions weakly correlated with income to show, firstly, the probability of falling into poverty given three sets of indicators; and secondly, the magnitude of the exclusion error when a monetary measure, against the aforesaid probability, is adopted. The article finds a large exclusion error, especially in the case of moderate poverty.