OPHI Research and Policy Briefs

OPHI Research and Policy Briefs are short documents which highlight specific aspects of OPHI’s research or policy work. They are designed to be short introductions to key topics and are often supported by longer articles in the OPHI Working Paper and Research in Progress series.

Please cite these briefings as: Author last name, Initial. (Date) Title. Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) Briefing XX.

e.g. Alkire, S. and Santos, M.E. (2010). “Multidimensional Poverty Index.” Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) Briefing 01.

Where the Briefings do not have a given author, please cite as: Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) Briefing XX (Date).

No.	Download	Title	Publication Date
52		How to Explain the Measurement of Multidimensional Poverty to the General Public: Workshop for Journalists in Colombia	January 2019
51		El IPM para alcanzar las metas de reducción de la pobreza	January 2019
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
48		Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2017 (2 page briefing)	June 2017
47		Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2017 (16 page briefing)	June 2017
46		Children’s Multidimensional Poverty: disaggregating the global MPI, Briefing 46	June 2017
45		National Roundtable & Dashboard for Poverty Reduction in Colombia	June 2017
44		CONEVAL: institution-building for multidimensional poverty measurement in Mexico	May 2017
44		Multidimensional Poverty Index – Summer 2017: Brief Methodological Note and Results
43		Pauvrete multidimensionnelle en Afrique	June 2016
42		Multidimensional Poverty Index – Summer 2016: Brief Methodological Note and Results	June 2016
41		Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2016	June 2016
40		Multidimensional Poverty in Africa	June 2016
39		Public Private Partnership: The Multidimensional Poverty Index	February 2016
38		Global MPI: 5-year methodological note	January 2016
37		Poverty Maps	December 2015
36		MPI – Winter 2015/16: Brief methodological note and results	December 2015
35		Destitution: Who and Where are the Poorest of the Poor?	June 2015
34		Exploring Multidimensional Poverty in China	June 2015
33		Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2015 (Eight page briefing)	June 2015
32		Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2015 (Two page briefing)	June 2015
31		Multidimensional Poverty Index – 2015: Brief Methodological Note and Results	June 2015
30		Measuring Multidimensional Poverty: Insights from Around the World	May 2015
29		Multidimensional Poverty Index 2015+	March 2015
28		High Visibility: How Disaggregated Metrics Help to Reduce Multidimensional Poverty	January 2015
27		Multidimensional Poverty Index – Winter 2014/2015: Brief Methodological Note and Results	January 2015
26		Are Children among the Poorest?	October 2014
25		Inequality among the MPI Poor, and Regional Disparity in Multidimensional Poverty: Levels and Trends	June 2014
24		Poverty in Rural and Urban Areas: Direct Comparisons Using the Global MPI 2014	June 2014
23		Reducing Multidimensional Poverty and Destitution: Pace and Patterns	June 2014
22		Destitution: Who and Where are the Poorest of the Poor?	June 2014
21		Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2014 (Eight page briefing)	June 2014
20		Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2014 (Two page briefing)	June 2014
19		Multidimensional Poverty Index 2014: Brief Methodological Note and Results	June 2014
18		Constructing a Multidimensional Poverty Measure	September 2013
17		Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2013	March 2013
16		How Multidimensional Poverty Went Down: Dynamics and Comparisons	March 2013
15		Multidimensional Poverty Reduction in India 1999-2006: Slower Progress for the Poorest Groups	March 2013
14		Identifying the ‘Bottom Billion’: Beyond National Averages	March 2013
13		The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2013	March 2013
12		Multidimensional Poverty Index 2013: Brief Methodological Note and Results	February 2013
11		Multidimensional Poverty and the Post-2015 MDGs	February 2013
10		Least Developed Countries and the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)	April 2012
09		Measuring Multidimensional Deprivations and Living Conditions Based on Survey Data	March 2012
08		Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (Brochure)	February 2012
07		Multidimensional Poverty Index 2011 (Research briefing)	December 2011
06		Multidimensional Poverty Index 2011 (Two page briefing)	December 2011
05		Multidimensional Poverty Index 2011: Brief Methodological Note	November 2011
04		The Multidimensional Poverty Index and the Millennium Development Goals: Showing Interconnections	November 2010
03		Is the Multidimensional Poverty Index Robust to Different Weights?	November 2010
02		Multidimensional Poverty Index 2010 (Two page briefing)	July 2010
01		Multidimensional Poverty Index 2010 (Research briefing)	July 2010