Economics of Poverty and Inequality
In 2009, with the support of a generous donor who has chosen to remain anonymous, IIEP launched the Ultra-poverty Initiative (now the Economics of Poverty and Inequality). Since then, there have been over 50 IIEP events on poverty and human development, with many more to come. The Initiative is coordinated by James E. Foster and Stephen C. Smith with several other GW faculty participating and engaging in research and policy analysis on extreme (or ultra-) poverty in the developing world. IIEP’s initiative on the Economics of Poverty and Inequality focuses on basic and applied research, organizing conferences, collaborating with international organizations, and both technical and policy publications.
One of this initiative’s overarching themes is multidimensional measurement and analysis of poverty and poverty programs. Former IIEP Director James Foster’s influential work on multidimensional measurement provided the underpinnings of the UNDP Multidimensional Poverty Index. Professor Foster applies this work to measurement in several fields including educational quality, women’s well-being, health, nutrition, and corruption. In addition, IIEP faculty also work on the design and impact of multidimensional poverty programs, multidimensional screening of poverty program eligibility, and multidimensional poverty trap analysis. IIEP co-hosts an ongoing series on Viewing Multidimensional Poverty From Many Angles Multidimensional Poverty Seminar Series with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report Office (HDRO).
The events and faculty associated with this initiative are listed below.
- Viewing Multidimensional Poverty from Many Angles
Measuring Multidimensional Poverty. A Global Assessment of Data Availability and Data Gaps
Unidimensional Underpinnings of Multidimensional Counting Measures
The many forms of poverty: Analyses of deprivation interlinkages in the developing world
Measuring Vulnerability to Multidimensional Poverty with Bayesian Network Classifiers
- Past Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Conferences
6th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference (Sep. 2019)
5th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference (Sep. 2018)
4th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference (Sep. 2017)
3rd Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference (Feb. 2016)
2nd Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference (Nov. 2014)
1st Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference (May 2013)
November 14, 2022 - 12:00 AM
Human Development Report 2022 – Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives. Shaping Our Future in a Transforming World
November 21, 2022 - 12:00 PM
Inclusive Absolute Well-Being Changes. An Application with Multidimensional Cross-Country Analysis
March 1, 2023 - 10:00 AM
Methodological Approaches on How to Measure Risk of Poverty with Income and Wealth
March 24, 2023 - 9:30 AM
The Future of Global Poverty Alleviation Through Social Business