(2012-05-25) Alkire, Sabina; Roche, José Manuel; Seth, Suman
Presentation. This contribution aims at outlining the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) methodology. The MPI 2011 is an internationally comparable index of poverty for 109 developing countries. It was launched in 2010 in the UNDP Human Development Report, and updated in 2011. The MPI methodology can be adapted for national poverty measures,using indicators and cutoffs for each policy context. 22-23/05/2012