Category Archives: Deprivation

Growth and Deprivation in India: What Does Recent Data Say?

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Gopakumar

by Sripad Motiram and Karthikeya Naraparaju IGIDR Working Paper no. 2013-005, February 2013 We investigate the relationship between growth and deprivation in India, an issue of immense interest. Given the continuing controversy in India over poverty lines, we use a … Continue reading →

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Revealed Meta-Preferences: Axiomatic Foundations of Normative Assessments in the Capability Approach

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Anitha

Sebastian Silva-Leander OPHI WORKING PAPER  48 This paper explores the possibility of defining a non assessments of welfare and deprivation. The paper contributes to this end in three ways. First, the paper formalises a key aspect of Prof. Sen’s critique … Continue reading →

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Assessing Characteristic Differential in Dichotomous Outcomes: A Case of Child Undernourishment

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Anitha

Rudra N. Mishra and Udaya S. Mishra Working Paper No. 201, April 2011 This paper tries to highlight the importance of intensity and severity of any deprivation while comparing welfare outcomes across the groups for any given relevant characteristics. It … Continue reading →

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Inclusive growth? Labour migration and poverty in India

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Anitha

Haan, A. de Working Paper No. 513 This paper discusses the relationship between labour migration and poverty in India. This is placed against the on-going debates on changes in patterns of employment and job creation in India, during the periods … Continue reading →

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Understandings and Misunderstandings of Multidimensional Poverty Measurement

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Anitha

Sabina Alkire  and James Foster OPHI WORKING PAPERNO. 43 May 2011 Multidimensional measures provide an alternative lens through which poverty may be viewed and understood. In recent work we have attempted to offer a practical approach to identifying the poor … Continue reading →

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