Resources
OPHI publications include a Working Paper series, a Research in Progress series, Special Issues of academic journals, the OPHI Update newsletters and manuals and questionnaires (‘Resources’). The published articles and book chapters of OPHI researchers can be found on their people pages.
Journals should be ordered through your local bookshop or library, or direct from the respective publishers. All other publications can be downloaded free of charge from this website. Printed copies are available to libraries and institutes in developing countries that do not have generally accessible internet connections on request.
The OPHI Online Training Portal includes a broad range of video, audio and written material on the capability approach and multidimensional poverty measurement, with an emphasis on the Alkire-Foster method.
Latest Working Papers
| OPHI Working Paper Number | Title | Author | Published as | Download | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | Assessing Deprivation with Ordinal Variables: Depth Sensitivity and Poverty Aversion | Suman Seth and Gaston Yalonetzky |  | 2018 | |
| 122 | Does Aid Reduce Poverty? | Juliana Yael Milovich | | 2018 |
Latest Research in Progress
| No. | Title | Author | Download | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54a | Multidimensional Poverty Reduction in India 2005/6–2015/16: Still a Long Way to Go but the Poorest Are Catching Up | Sabina Alkire, Christian Oldiges and Usha Kanagaratnam | | 2018 |
| 53a | Towards a Global Assets Indicator: Re-assessing the Assets Indicator in the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index | Frank Vollmer and Sabina Alkire | | 2018 |
Latest Briefing Documents
| No. | Download | Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 |  | Pobreza multidimensional en Chile: Incorporación de Entorno y Redes | February 2018 |
| 49 |  | Defining MPI Dimensions through Participation: The Case of El Salvador | June 2017 |
Journal special series guest-edited by OPHI researchers.