Multidimensional poverty in Brazil: analysis of the period 2004-2015

ABSTRACT The main goals of this paper were to construct a Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for Brazil using data from PNAD and also provides an analysis of its evolution for the period 2004-2015. The proposed IPM follows the method developed by Alkire and Santos (2013). The results confirm the reduction on the incidence of multidimensional poverty in Brazil. However, people move out of poverty into the stage of vulnerability, showing a gradual improvement on living conditions. Regionally, there was a reduction in the incidence of poverty in the whole country, and notably in the North and Northeast regions.摘要：本研究的核心目标为依托全国抽样调查（PNAD）数据构建巴西多维贫困指数（Multidimensional Poverty Index, MPI），并对2004-2015年期间该指数的演变历程展开分析。所提出的多维贫困指数遵循阿尔基尔（Alkire）与桑托斯（Santos）2013年提出的研究方法。研究结果证实，巴西多维贫困发生率有所下降。但与此同时，脱贫人口逐步迈入贫困脆弱性阶段，反映出居民生活条件仅实现了渐进式改善。从区域维度来看，全国整体贫困发生率均有所下降，其中北部与东北部地区的降幅尤为显著。