Topics
The topics likely to be covered include:
- multidimensional issues
- social exclusion
- capabilities
- subjective evaluation and happiness
- poverty dynamics
- chronic poverty
- vulnerability
- fuzzy poverty
- poverty indices
- poverty orderings
- decomposition techniques
- targeting
- simulation methods
- behavioural approaches
- randomized experiments
- macro-micro linkages
- gender issues
- global poverty trends
The conference is intended primarily for researchers and policymakers from the academic, government, and development communities. Advanced Ph.D students in economics or other social science disciplines may attend, but the conference is not suitable for undergraduates or Master’s Degree students.