• This paper presents a new Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for 104 developing countries. It is the first time multidimensional poverty is estimated using micro datasets (household surveys) for such a large number of countries which cover about 78 percent of the world´s population.
• functionings
• secondary data
• micro
• Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), Multiple Indicators Health Survey (MIHS) and World Health Survey (WHS), and other National Survey
• 104 developing countries
• Health, Education and Standard of Living.
• Alkire & Foster Multidimensional Poverty Method