<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Unlike the standard unidimensional poverty indices, based mostly on monetary poverty measures, multidimensional poverty indices may include numerous non-monetary poverty indicators. This study utilized fuzzy and Alkire – Foster (AF) and fuzzy methodology to assess the poverty level in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&amp;H) and to compare the results with official poverty assessments. In addition to consumption as a monetary measure, we constructed AF and fuzzy indices by including numerous non-monetary measures that indicate housing quality, possession of durable goods and the household structure. AF multidimensional indices for B&amp;H are calculated based on data from Household Budget Surveys (2004, 2007 and 2011) and fuzzy poverty indices are calculated based on data from HBS 2011. This research has found the differences in the values, direction and dynamics between unidimensional and multidimensional approaches to poverty measurement. Authors state that it is not sufficient to base the creation of more efficient social policies and poverty reduction strategies exclusively on unidimensional indices that address just one dimension of poverty.</p></abstract>

Unlike the standard unidimensional poverty indices, based mostly on monetary poverty measures, multidimensional poverty indices may include numerous non-monetary poverty indicators. This study utilized fuzzy and Alkire – Foster (AF) and fuzzy methodology to assess the poverty level in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) and to compare the results with official poverty assessments. In addition to consumption as a monetary measure, we constructed AF and fuzzy indices by including numerous non-monetary measures that indicate housing quality, possession of durable goods and the household structure. AF multidimensional indices for B&H are calculated based on data from Household Budget Surveys (2004, 2007 and 2011) and fuzzy poverty indices are calculated based on data from HBS 2011. This research has found the differences in the values, direction and dynamics between unidimensional and multidimensional approaches to poverty measurement. Authors state that it is not sufficient to base the creation of more efficient social policies and poverty reduction strategies exclusively on unidimensional indices that address just one dimension of poverty.

New multidimensional approaches to poverty measurement in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatian Review of Economic, Business and Social Statistics

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Unlike the standard unidimensional poverty indices, based mostly on monetary poverty measures, multidimensional poverty indices may include numerous...

New multidimensional approaches to poverty measurement in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Published Online: Jul 11, 2017

Page range: 1 - 15

Received: Mar 25, 2017

Accepted: Jun 26, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/crebss-2017-0001

Keywords
Alkire – Foster poverty indices, fuzzy poverty indices, multidimensional poverty in B&H

© 2017 Adela Delalić et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

New multidimensional approaches to poverty measurement in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Published Online: Jul 11, 2017

Page range: 1 - 15

Received: Mar 25, 2017

Accepted: Jun 26, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/crebss-2017-0001

KeywordsAlkire – Foster poverty indices, fuzzy poverty indices, multidimensional poverty in B&H

© 2017 Adela Delalić et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Alkire – Foster poverty indices, fuzzy poverty indices, multidimensional poverty in B&H