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International experience on official multidimensional

poverty measurement may provide relevant information
Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INEI

for discussing the different critical notes proposed

in the map of challenges. A first element to explore
International experience on official multidimensional poverty measurement may provide
corresponds to one of the decision nodes in stage
relevant information for discussing the different critical notes proposed in the map of
1: identifying the purpose of the multidimensional
challenges. A first element to explore correspon
poverty measurement system. In practice, national ds to one of the decision nodes in stage 1:
Multidimensional Poverty Indexes (MPI) answer to
identifying the purpose of the multidimensional poverty measurement system. In practice,
different objectives; Graph 3 shows the recurrence of
national Multidimensional Poverty Indexes (MPI) answer to different objectives; Figure Nº 3
6 types of purposes.
shows the recurrence of 6 types of purposes.

GRAPH 3: PURPORSES OF OFFICIAL MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY MEASURES
FIGURE 3: PURPORSES OF OFFICIAL MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY MEASURES

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To measure/monitor To guide/inform public To target/improve the To complement monetary To allocate To evaluate public
multidimensional poverty policies targeting of social policies poverty measures resources/improve the policies
allocation of resources for
social policies

Sources: UNDP & OPHI (2019).
Sources: UNDP & OPHI (2019).
This figure shows a certain recurrence regarding some of the purposes. Out of the 22 countries
This graph shows a certain recurrence regarding some The next step on the map of challenges corresponds
with official MPI, 13 have established monitoring multidimensional poverty as the objective of
of the purposes. Out of the 22 countries with official to the critical node related to choosing dimensions. In
MPI, 13 have established monitoring multidimensional this case, it’s also possible to identify some recurrence
the measure, 11 guiding or informing public policy, 8 targeting social policy and 7
poverty as the objective of the measure, 11 guiding regarding the chosen dimensions for the construction
complementing the monetary poverty measure. Allocating resources appears as a purpose for
or informing public policy, 8 targeting social policy of official national MPI. Graph 4 shows the frequency
4 of the MPI, as well as evaluating social policies. Most of the countries establish at least 2 out
and 7 complementing the monetary poverty measure. in which certain dimensions are included in official
of the 6 purposes mentioned for their national MPI, but there is no MPI that answers to all 6
Allocating resources appears as a purpose for 4 of the MPI to this day.
objectives.
MPI, as well as evaluating social policies. Most of the
countries establish at least 2 out of the 6 purposes
The next step on the map of challenges corresponds to the critical node related to choosing
mentioned for their national MPI, but there is no MPI
dimensions. In this case, it’s also possible to identify some recurrence regarding the chosen
that answers to all 6 objectives.
dimensions for the construction of official national MPI. Figure Nº 4 shows the frequency in
which certain dimensions are included in official MPI to this day.

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