Usha Kanagaratnam
Biographic Data
| ID | 6456528 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Usha Kanagaratnam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Usha |
| FAMILY NAME | Kanagaratnam |
| SIGNATURE | KANAGARATNAM U |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9385-7481 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Revisions of the global multidimensional poverty index
This paper examines how normative reasoning was applied to empirical applications of different indicator options in order to revise the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) indicators in 2018, to better align with the SDGs. Given the emphasis in the SDGs on leaving no one behind, the household surveys used to estimate the global MPI were explored to see which could create individual-level MPIs, however this sharply reduced country coverage…
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…
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…
Revisions of the global multidimensional poverty index
This paper examines how normative reasoning was applied to empirical applications of different indicator options in order to revise the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) indicators in 2018, to better align with the SDGs. Given the emphasis in the SDGs on leaving no one behind, the household surveys used to estimate the global MPI were explored to see which could create individual-level MPIs, however this sharply reduced country coverage…
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…
Computer Science (2 works) · Econometrics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Poverty (2 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 works) · Demographic economics (1 works)