Model-based multidimensional poverty indices: theoretical construction and statistical properties

Diplôme Thèse Model-based multidimensional poverty indices: theoretical construction and statistical properties eng 2011-08-31 author Ballon Fernandez Paola Marcela 583112 director Krishnakumar Jaya 26462 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:17579 urn:nbn:ch:unige-175794 SES 759 This thesis is concerned with the operationalisation of the "Capability Approach" (CA) in order to obtain quantitative measures of Human Development in various domains. It consists of three essays that quantify well-being, poverty and female empowerment in the "capability" space. The first essay applies the methodology developed by Krishnakumar (Journal of Human Development 2007) for operationalizing the CA using structural equation latent variable modelling, for estimating and analyzing basic capabilities in the knowledge and living conditions domains for Bolivian children. The second essay extends this model-based approach for measuring deprivation in the functioning-capability space, in the presence of multiple-dimensions and multiple-indicators. Finally, the third essay proposes a structural model for measuring female empowerment in a capability perspective, using the intra-household gender dynamics literature as the theoretical support. These three key contributions show the importance of going beyond descriptive measures to adequately target the most vulnerable groups. Structural Equation Modelling Capability Approach Multidimensional Poverty Female Empowerment Bolivia Cambodia Dewey 330 Dewey 330/650 9 Faculté d'économie et de management S false f5fef32d-de1f-44bc-889b-c60226ff59c5 Thesis Private Manuscript Final.pdf 1176430 application/pdf 6985a928512f07335cf85c1b880c5da3ed9cb4116ba5126b6050a37bd8ec61c2 closedAccess Faculté d'économie et de management

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