Christian Oldiges
Biographic Data
| ID | 4386171 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christian Oldiges |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christian |
| FAMILY NAME | Oldiges |
| SIGNATURE | OLDIGES C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9614-8277 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Keeping it Simple
Calls for integrated multi-sectoral policy approaches recognize that dimensions of development are interlinked and that multidimensional measures can inform such policies. Yet this may generate a proliferation of unrelated multidimensional metrics focused on different vulnerable groups or highlighting different indicator combinations. It may also overlook policymakers’ cognitive and time constraints that form an important bottleneck to effective …
Multidimensional poverty and conflict events in Nigeria over time
We analyse the relationship between multidimensional poverty trends and changing dynamics of conflict in Nigeria in 2008–2018. We take a wide notion of poverty going beyond purely monetary hardships and considering simultaneously experienced non-monetary deprivations. Focusing on poverty experienced by people living in conflict affected areas, post conflict-areas and peaceful areas helps us understand how well-being changes with conflict, and how…
Monetary and Multidimensional Poverty in Cameroon
Cameroon has witnessed substantial economic growth in the new millennium, while poverty reduction has been limited and inequality has worsened. In this context, this chapter investigates the different facets of poverty in Cameroon, factors affecting them and policy options to tackle poverty and achieve inclusive and sustainable development. We apply two prominent poverty measurement methods (Alkire-Foster and Foster-Greer-Thorbecke) to a series o…
Does workfare work? India's employment guarantee during Covid‐19
As many other countries, India leverages on a pre‐existing workfare programme as a COVID‐19 response. We combine monthly administrative data with migration and poverty statistics and provide four insights on the recent expansion of the programme. First, poorer districts include more households, that is, increasing extensive margin. Second, in districts with a high proportion of return migrants, there is no increase, and third, unmet demand for wo…
The welfare effects of India’s rural employment guarantee
Examining multidimensional poverty reduction in India 2005/6–2015/16
Following Amartya Sen’s pioneering ideas on poverty and inequality measurement, the development economics literature proposes diverse classes of measures as well as poverty orderings. Yet in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the headcount ratio is the primary statistic for measuring monetary and multidimensional poverty. Rigorously analysing the trends of multidimensional poverty for India between 2005/6 and 2015/16, we illustrate how the…
International labour migration and the many forms of poverty
The discourse on migration and poverty has largely shown that international labour migration reduces monetary poverty for the migrant-sending households. With the international consensus that poverty is multidimensional and goes beyond income alone, many studies evaluate the nexus between migration and non-monetary aspects of life, such as education and health. These show mixed evidence. Far fewer studies assess whether suffering from simultaneou…
Examining multidimensional poverty reduction in India 2005/6–2015/16
Following Amartya Sen’s pioneering ideas on poverty and inequality measurement, the development economics literature proposes diverse classes of measures as well as poverty orderings. Yet in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the headcount ratio is the primary statistic for measuring monetary and multidimensional poverty. Rigorously analysing the trends of multidimensional poverty for India between 2005/6 and 2015/16, we illustrate how the…
Multidimensional poverty and conflict events in Nigeria over time
We analyse the relationship between multidimensional poverty trends and changing dynamics of conflict in Nigeria in 2008–2018. We take a wide notion of poverty going beyond purely monetary hardships and considering simultaneously experienced non-monetary deprivations. Focusing on poverty experienced by people living in conflict affected areas, post conflict-areas and peaceful areas helps us understand how well-being changes with conflict, and how…
The welfare effects of India’s rural employment guarantee
International labour migration and the many forms of poverty
The discourse on migration and poverty has largely shown that international labour migration reduces monetary poverty for the migrant-sending households. With the international consensus that poverty is multidimensional and goes beyond income alone, many studies evaluate the nexus between migration and non-monetary aspects of life, such as education and health. These show mixed evidence. Far fewer studies assess whether suffering from simultaneou…
Examining multidimensional poverty reduction in India 2005/6–2015/16
Following Amartya Sen’s pioneering ideas on poverty and inequality measurement, the development economics literature proposes diverse classes of measures as well as poverty orderings. Yet in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the headcount ratio is the primary statistic for measuring monetary and multidimensional poverty. Rigorously analysing the trends of multidimensional poverty for India between 2005/6 and 2015/16, we illustrate how the…
Does workfare work? India's employment guarantee during Covid‐19
As many other countries, India leverages on a pre‐existing workfare programme as a COVID‐19 response. We combine monthly administrative data with migration and poverty statistics and provide four insights on the recent expansion of the programme. First, poorer districts include more households, that is, increasing extensive margin. Second, in districts with a high proportion of return migrants, there is no increase, and third, unmet demand for wo…
The welfare effects of India’s rural employment guarantee
Monetary and Multidimensional Poverty in Cameroon
Cameroon has witnessed substantial economic growth in the new millennium, while poverty reduction has been limited and inequality has worsened. In this context, this chapter investigates the different facets of poverty in Cameroon, factors affecting them and policy options to tackle poverty and achieve inclusive and sustainable development. We apply two prominent poverty measurement methods (Alkire-Foster and Foster-Greer-Thorbecke) to a series o…
Multidimensional poverty and conflict events in Nigeria over time
We analyse the relationship between multidimensional poverty trends and changing dynamics of conflict in Nigeria in 2008–2018. We take a wide notion of poverty going beyond purely monetary hardships and considering simultaneously experienced non-monetary deprivations. Focusing on poverty experienced by people living in conflict affected areas, post conflict-areas and peaceful areas helps us understand how well-being changes with conflict, and how…
Keeping it Simple
Calls for integrated multi-sectoral policy approaches recognize that dimensions of development are interlinked and that multidimensional measures can inform such policies. Yet this may generate a proliferation of unrelated multidimensional metrics focused on different vulnerable groups or highlighting different indicator combinations. It may also overlook policymakers’ cognitive and time constraints that form an important bottleneck to effective …
Poverty (7 works) · Development economics (6 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (5 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Agricultural risk and resilience (3 works) · Econometrics (2 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (2 works)