Analysis of multidimensional poverty in Brazil in the years 2002 and 2014

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https://doi.org/10.5433/2317-627X.2021v9n2p5

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Basic capabilities, Multidimensional poverty, Deprivations

Abstract

In contrast to the unidimensional approach, the present study proposes a poverty analysis based on a set of variables selected to represent the basic capabilities that, if not satisfied, imply in deprivations. Therefore, this paper aims to measure and decompose multidimensional poverty indexes in Brazil. In this context, were used variables extracted from the Brazilian National Household Sample Survey (PNAD), from 2002 and 2014, for estimation of multidimensional poverty indexes, applying a methodology proposed by Alkire and Foster (2007). The main results, indicate that multidimensional poverty in Brazil in 2014 was lower than in 2002 in all the geographical areas considered. The rural poverty, in both years, was higher than urban poverty. Likewise, multidimensional poverty in not self-representative and self-representative cities was higher than in metropolitan region. In addition, it was noted that the dimensions that more contributed to poverty in Brazil were Educational Characteristics and Occupational Conditions, which implies the need for public policies orientate at resolution these deprivations.

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Otávio Junio Faria Neves, Universidade Federal de Alfenas - UNIFAL

Master's student in Economics at the Universidade Federal de Alfenas - MG

Ender Lucas Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Alfenas - UNIFAL

Master in Economics from the Universidade Federal de Alfenas - MG

Ana Márcia Rodrigues da Silva, Universidade Federal de Alfenas - UNIFAL

PhD in Economics from the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Professor of the Graduate Program in Economics at the Universidade Federal de Alfenas (Unifal/MG)

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2021-06-01

How to Cite

Neves, O. J. F., Ferreira, E. L., & Silva, A. M. R. da. (2021). Analysis of multidimensional poverty in Brazil in the years 2002 and 2014. Economia & Região, 9(2), 5–27. https://doi.org/10.5433/2317-627X.2021v9n2p5

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