Multidimensional Time and Income Poverty: Well-Being Gap and Minimum 2DGAP Poverty Intensity - German Evidence
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In: Journal of Economic Inequality, Vol. 12, No. 4, 12.2014, p. 555-580.
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T1 - Multidimensional Time and Income Poverty
T2 - Well-Being Gap and Minimum 2DGAP Poverty Intensity - German Evidence
AU - Merz, Joachim
AU - Rathjen, Tim
PY - 2014/12
Y1 - 2014/12
N2 - This paper focuses on interdependent multidimensional poverty of time and income with its incidence and intensity. We introduce a Two Dimensional Minimum Poverty Gap (2DGAP) measure, which quantifies the shortest path to escape multidimensional poverty. The 2DGAP disentangles single poverty attribute gaps while assuring their interdependence; an important issue for targeted antipoverty policies. Besides income, we include genuine personal leisure time with social participation reflecting Sen’s capability approach. The interdependence of multidimensional poverty is estimated by a CES-type well-being function with individual German data. The empirical results of Germany’s “working poor” emphasize the importance of time with social participation aspects in the multidimensional poverty discussion.
AB - This paper focuses on interdependent multidimensional poverty of time and income with its incidence and intensity. We introduce a Two Dimensional Minimum Poverty Gap (2DGAP) measure, which quantifies the shortest path to escape multidimensional poverty. The 2DGAP disentangles single poverty attribute gaps while assuring their interdependence; an important issue for targeted antipoverty policies. Besides income, we include genuine personal leisure time with social participation reflecting Sen’s capability approach. The interdependence of multidimensional poverty is estimated by a CES-type well-being function with individual German data. The empirical results of Germany’s “working poor” emphasize the importance of time with social participation aspects in the multidimensional poverty discussion.
KW - Economics
KW - CES well-being function
KW - Extended economic well-being
KW - Genuine personal leisure time
KW - German Socio-Economic Panel
KW - German Time Use Survey 2001/02
KW - Interdependent multidimensional time and income poverty
KW - Minimum multidimensional poverty gap (2DGAP)
KW - Satisfaction/happiness
KW - Union and compensation approach
KW - Working poor
KW - Economics, empirical/statistics
KW - Gender and Diversity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84912044993&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10888-013-9271-6
DO - 10.1007/s10888-013-9271-6
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 12
SP - 555
EP - 580
JO - Journal of Economic Inequality
JF - Journal of Economic Inequality
SN - 1569-1721
IS - 4
ER -