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Fuzzy Measures of Multidimensional Poverty in the Mediterranean Area: a Focus on Financial Dimension
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Abstract The main scope of the paper is to adopt a fuzzy sets approach for the measurement of multidimensional poverty over a period of eight years, from 2007 to 2015, which takes into account the effect of the 2008 economic and financial crisis. In particular, the focus is on the financial dimension of pove... view more
The main scope of the paper is to adopt a fuzzy sets approach for the measurement of multidimensional poverty over a period of eight years, from 2007 to 2015, which takes into account the effect of the 2008 economic and financial crisis. In particular, the focus is on the financial dimension of poverty, and its effects on citizens in the EU Mediterranean Area. The empirical analysis, based on the European Union - Statistics on Income and Living Conditions survey (EU-SILC), covers eight Mediterranean Countries.... view less
Keywords
poverty; Mediterranean region; EU; financial crisis; economic crisis
Classification
Social Problems
Free Keywords
multidimensional poverty; financial poverty; fuzzy sets; EU-SILC
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 1-13
Journal
Sustainability, 11 (2019) 1
Issue topic
Economic Growth, Energy Consumption and Sustainable Development: The Case of Mediterranean Region
ISSN
2071-1050
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed