RT Journal Article
T1 Euclidean geometry to measure poverty: an example of a new method
A1 Fedriani, Eugenio M.
A1 Martín Caraballo, Ana M.
K1 Poverty measurement
K1 Poverty indicators
K1 Hyperplane
K1 Africa
AB Does the world still need another index of poverty? The main goal of this paper is to define a newkindofpoverty indicator able to measure the multidimensionality of poverty, in individuals or societies, and to provide a comprehensive graphical representation. The traditional poverty line is not valid when dealing with several dimensions, so the new method computes a poverty hyperplane replacing the role that the poverty line had in classic studies. This hyperplanecanbeintrinsically determined from the agents or exogenouslyfixed.Thena variety of dimensions of poverty are included in one single indicator, whose major properties are shown in the paper to support its use to a wide range of scientific research fields. Finally, as an example, the indicator is applied to the measurement of poverty in African countries.
PB Springer
SN 2190-7668, 1012-9405
YR 2014
FD 2014-12-29
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/26271
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/26271
LA en
NO Africa Matematika, volumen 25(4), p. 1077–1094
NO Economía, Métodos Cuantitativos e Historia Económica
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026