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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.
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Merz, J., Rathjen, T. Multidimensional time and income poverty: well-being gap and minimum 2DGAP poverty intensity – German evidence. J Econ Inequal 12, 555–580 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10888-013-9271-6
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Keywords
- Interdependent multidimensional time and income poverty
- Genuine personal leisure time
- Union and compensation approach
- Minimum multidimensional poverty gap (2DGAP)
- Extended economic well-being
- Satisfaction/happiness
- Working poor
- CES well-being functon
- German Socio-Economic Panel
- German Time Use Survey 2001/02