@article{11f06dec66c64ea382e75348dec7f669,
title = "A multidimensional approach to measuring vulnerability to poverty among refugee populations",
abstract = "This study constructs a multidimensional livelihood index (MLI) using data from Syrian refugees in Lebanon to identify households who are currently poor. The MLI is then used to predict households' vulnerability to future poverty using a three-stage Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS) model. The analysis identifies more precisely which households and geographical locations are vulnerable to experiencing prolonged poverty. This study is among the first to adapt the multidimensional poverty framework to the context of protracted forced displacement. The approach provides insights into how humanitarian and development organizations can more optimally target assistance to alleviate immediate and future poverty.",
keywords = "economic livelihoods, humanitarian assistance, multidimensional poverty, poverty measurement, refugees, vulnerability",
author = "Lyons, \{Angela C.\} and Josephine Kass-Hanna and \{Montoya Castano\}, Alejandro",
note = "We wish to thank Jad Ghosn and Raffi Kouzoudjian, Information Management Officers of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), for their kind assistance with the data and support of this project. We are grateful to Ruba Cheaib (UNHCR) and an anonymous reviewer at the Economic Research Forum (ERF) for helpful comments. We also thank Andrew Greenlee (University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign) for assistance and input on earlier work. Finally, we thank the Illinois Global Institute (IGI) in partnership with the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (CSAMES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign (UIUC) for financial support under the Migration and Refugees in Regional and Global Perspective Initiative. Additional support was provided by the University of Illinois through the ACES Office of International Programs. Any errors or omissions are the responsibility of the authors. We wish to thank Jad Ghosn and Raffi Kouzoudjian, Information Management Officers of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), for their kind assistance with the data and support of this project. We are grateful to Ruba Cheaib (UNHCR) and an anonymous reviewer at the Economic Research Forum (ERF) for helpful comments. We also thank Andrew Greenlee (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) for assistance and input on earlier work. Finally, we thank the Illinois Global Institute (IGI) in partnership with the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (CSAMES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) for financial support under the Migration and Refugees in Regional and Global Perspective Initiative. Additional support was provided by the University of Illinois through the ACES Office of International Programs. Any errors or omissions are the responsibility of the authors.",
year = "2023",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1002/jid.3757",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "35",
pages = "2014--2045",
journal = "Journal of International Development",
issn = "0954-1748",
publisher = "John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.",
number = "7",
}