Multidimensional indices are becoming increasingly important instruments to assess the
wellbeing of societies. They move beyond the focus on a single indicator and yet they are …

A global map of drought risk has been elaborated at the sub-national administrative level.
The motivation for this study is the observation that little research and no concerted efforts …

We define a set of universal, irreducible and essential set of material conditions for
achieving basic human wellbeing, along with indicators and quantitative thresholds, which …

IN the last decade, the capability approach has become increasingly prominent in academia
and policy making. The core claim of the capability approach is that assessments of the well …

Standard regression techniques are only able to give an incomplete picture of the
relationship between subjective well-being and its determinants since the very idea of …

This chapter examines different approaches to the measurement of multidimensional
inequality and poverty. It first outlines three aspects preliminary to any multidimensional …

文章利用中国健康与营养调查8 个调查年度的数据, 基于“能力” 方法的视角, 选用收入,
教育和生活质量3 个维度, 对中国的贫困状况进行了动态多维度考察, 结果发现:(1) …

Life evaluations and emotional states are distinct subjective well-being (SWB) components.
We explore the relationship between opportunities and SWB dimensions, distinguishing …

Operationalizing the capability approach (CA) is difficult due to the conceptual challenges it
poses: its multidimensionality and the role it assigns to freedom of choice for human …

The paper contributes to the operationalisation of the capabilities approach to welfare
economics by developing and analyzing data on the freedoms of adults in Argentina …