The Art, the (Social) Science and the Politics of Building State Capability for Implementation

The talk explores conditions under which a poverty reduction experience is robustly more “pro-poor” than another one, in the context of counting measures of multidimensional poverty

The talk focuses on the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2014 results for Africa

The talk seeks to illustrate the kinds of analyses that could be possible by implementing an AF methodology using limited variables across cross-sectional EU-SILC data from the period 2006-2012.

The talk explores why India has higher economic growth than neighbours, growth in MPI is has been much slower by examining three types of inclusiveness and elasticities to study responsiveness

The talk addresses an apparent paradox between development indicators that seem to be improving and measures of institutional quality that are flat or declining

Proposes a Multidimensional Life Balance Index that measures the overall achievement of individuals across recommended daily activity domains for successful ageing outcomes

A psychometric analysis of the 2009 Chilean dataset on shame proneness and the stigma to poverty

Dr. Sabina Alkire provides a brief overview of OPHI's work on multidimensional poverty and the missing dimensions of poverty.

Professor Amartya Sen delivers a Distinguished Public Lecture on 'Discovery of Women', at Oxford. On 6 June 2013, the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) was delighted to host a Distinguished Public Lecture by our advisor Amartya Sen, Nobel laureate in Economics and Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University. The lecture, on the subject 'Discovery of Women', was given at Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre, and was chaired by the Rt Hon Lord Patten of Barnes, Chancellor of Oxford University.

Stephan Klasen describe key findings of Dynamic Comparison workshop.