Social Protection and Multidimensional Poverty
This seminar is organised jointly with the Institute for International Economic Policy at George Washington University and the UNDP Human Development Report Office. This seminar will be held online.

We investigate the impact of three large-scale social-protection schemes in Ethiopia, India, and Peru on multidimensional poverty. Using data from the Young Lives cohort study, we show the trend, changes and evolution of multidimensional poverty for individuals in program participant households. We follow a number of strategies to produce estimates that deal with non-random program placement. Our findings show that both the incidence and intensity of multidimensional poverty declined in all three countries over the period 2006–2016, more so for program participants than non-participants. We find positive short-term impact on asset formation, livestock holding, and some living standard indicators. In all three countries these positive impacts are sustained even in the medium and longer-term.
Date: 8 November 2021, 16:00 (Monday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Venue: Online
Speakers: Dr Liyousew Borga (University of Luxembourg), Dr Conchita D’Ambrosio (University of Luxembourg)
Organising department: Oxford Department of International Development
Organisers: Pedro Conceição (UNDP HDRO), Professor James Foster (Georges Washington University), Professor Sabina Alkire (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: ophi@qeh.ox.ac.uk
Host: Professor James Foster (Georges Washington University)
Part of: OPHI Weekly Seminars: Multidimensional Poverty
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://bit.ly/register-8nov
Audience: Public
Editors: Emeline Marcelin, Kelly-Ann Fonderson