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This paper describes the database The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): Harmonised Level Estimates and their Changes over Time. The database covers estimates for 84 countries and 814 subnational regions for up to four points of observation. Estimates are based on 211 individual survey datasets.

This paper presents mpitb a toolbox for multidimensional poverty indices (MPI). The Stata package mpitb comprises several subcommands to facilitate specification, estimation, and analyses of MPIs. The toolbox offers several benefits to researchers, analysts and practitioners working on MPIs.

This paper proposes a framework for modelling projections of multidimensional poverty, which is illustrated for 75 countries using the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). We also discuss implications relevant for other bounded non-monetary development indicator.

This paper proposes new over- and underperformance measures to complement previous measures of inequality and convergence. These measure are illustrated using subnational HDIs for 1778 regions in 163 countries.

In this paper we evaluate the potential impact of COVID-19 and policy responses on global multidimensional poverty. Our results suggest a potential global setback to poverty reduction of around 9 years.

The global MPI was revised in 2018. This paper provides an empirical analysis of the revised global MPI, including the robustness of country orderings to changes in key parameters. The paper also compares of revised and original specification.

This paper proposes a measure for deprivation in social participation drawing on philosophical considerations, axiomatic research on poverty and deprivation, and previous empirical research on social exclusion and subjective well-being. The measure is illustrated using German data.

This paper estimates the effect of an individual’s unemployment on the level of social participation of their spouse. Using German panel data, it is shown that unemployment may a strong effects on the social participation on indirectly affected persons, too.

This paper proposes a multidimensional poverty index for Germany. Conceptually the proposed measure is integrated into the capability approach, technically it relies on the Alkire-Foster method. The measure is illustrated using German SOEP data.

This paper explores a novel way to analyse poverty dynamics that is specific to certain measures of multidimensional poverty, such as the ‘adjusted headcount ratio’ of the Alkire–Foster class of measures.