Dr Nicolai Suppa

Research Associate
nsuppa@ub.edu

Biography

Nicolai is a Serra Húnter fellow at the University of Barcelona, Department of Econometrics, Statistics and Applied Economics. He received his PhD in economics from TU Dortmund, Germany. His research focuses on multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis.

Nicolai is a Research Associate at OPHI and currently working on several research projects with OPHI colleagues. Since 2018, he has co-led the estimation of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (global MPI) together with Usha Kanagaratnam and Sabina Alkire. He has also taught at several OPHI Summer Schools. 

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  • Education

    PhD in Economics, TU Dortmund
    Diploma in Sociology, TU Dortmund
    Diploma in Economics, TU Dortmund 

  • Research interests

    Applied welfare economics, including multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis; subjective well-being; the capability approach; labour economics; and, applied econometrics.

  • Selected publications

    2023

    Alkire, S., Quinn, N.N., Nogales, R., and Suppa, N. (2023). 'On Track or Not? Projecting the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index', Journal of Development Economics 168, no. 103150, pp.1–16, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2023.103150

    Suppa, N. (2023). 'mpitb: A toolbox for multidimensional poverty indices', Stata Journal 23, no.3, pp.625–657, DOI: 10.1177/1536867X231195286

    2022

    Permanyer, I. and Suppa, N. (2022). 'Racing ahead or lagging behind? Territorial cohesion in human development around the globe', Regional Studies 56, no. 12, pp. 2086–2101, DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2038785

    Alkire, S., Kanagaratnam, U., Nogales, R., and Suppa, N. (2022). 'Revising the global Multidimensional Poverty Index: Empirical insights and robustness', Review of Income and Wealth 68, no. S2, pp. S347–S384, DOI: 10.1111/roiw.12573

    2021

    Alkire, S., Quinn, N.N., Nogales, R., and Suppa, N. (2021). 'Global multidimensional poverty and COVID-19: A decade of progress at risk?' Social Science & Medicine 291, no. 114457, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114457

    Suppa, N. (2021). 'Walls of Glass. Measuring Deprivation in Social Participation', Journal of Economic Inequality 19, pp.385–411, DOI: 10.1007/s10888-020-09469-0

    2020

    Kunze L. and Suppa N. (2020).'The effect of unemployment on social participation of spouses—Evidence from plant closures in Germany', Empirical Economics, vol. 58, pp.815–833 (joint with Lars Kunze). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-018-1542-4

    Alkire, S., Kanagaratnam, U., and Suppa, N. (2020). ‘The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2020’, OPHI MPI Methodological Note 49, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, University of Oxford.

    2019
    Suppa, N. (2019). ‘Work and wellbeing: A conceptual proposal.’ OPHI Working Paper 131, University of Oxford.

    Alkire, S., Kanagaratnam, U. and Suppa, N. (2019). ‘The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2019’, OPHI MPI Methodological Note 47, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, University of Oxford.

    Suppa, N. (2019). 'Is there poverty in Germany?' Dimensions, no. 6, pp.19–23, Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN).

    2018
    Alkire S., Kanagaratnam U. and Suppa N. (2018) ‘The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): 2018 Revision’, OPHI MPI Methodological Notes no. 46, University of Oxford. 

    Suppa N. (2018) ‘Towards a Multidimensional Poverty Index for Germany’, Empirica, Vol. 45(4), pp.655-683, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10663-017-9385-3. 

    Suppa N. (2018) ‘Transitions in Poverty and Deprivations. An Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty Dynamics’, Social Choice and Welfare, Vol. 51, pp.235–258 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00355-018-1114-8.

    Suppa N. (2018) ‘Walls of Glass. Measuring Deprivation in Social Participation’, OPHI Working Paper No. 117, University of Oxford.

    2017
    Kunze L. and Suppa N. (2017) ‘Unemployment as a Social Norm Revisited: Novel Evidence from German Counties’, The Empirical Economics Letters, Vol. 16(10), pp. 1-13

    Kunze L. and Suppa N. (2017) ‘Bowling alone or bowling at all? The effect of unemployment on social participation’, Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization, Vol. 133, pp.213–235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2016.11.012.

    2016
    Suppa N. (2016) ‘Comparing Monetary and Multidimensional Poverty in Germany’, OPHI Working Paper No. 103, University of Oxford.

    2015
    Suppa N. (2015) ‘Capability Deprivation and Life Satisfaction. Evidence from German Panel Data’, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Vol 16, pp.173–199 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19452829.2015.1029880.

    2014
    Suppa N. (2014) ‘The Capability Perspective: Basic Features and their Relevance for Social Policy’, in: (Otto H.U. and Ziegler H., eds.), Critical Social Policy and the Capability Approach, Opladen, Barbara Budrich.