ECLAC Methodologies

The ECLAC Methodologies collection is oriented toward disseminating the conceptual foundations, technical development specifications, and applications of quantitative and qualitative instruments produced and used within the scope of ECLAC. Its central purpose is to contribute, through more and better instruments, to the design of public policies based on empirical data that generate sustainable development with equality.

Multidimensional poverty index for Latin America

In recent decades, the international community has recognized the need to measure poverty more comprehensively, by incorporating various dimensions of well-being.

Physical description

153 pages

Publisher

ECLAC

Publication corporate author

NU. CEPAL -

Date

March, 2026

UN symbol

LC/PUB.2025/3-P

All publications

Date	Title
January, 2026	Guide for designing monitoring and evaluation systems for open government interventions
September, 2025	Guide for establishing a governance framework for digital government in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
April, 2025	Índice de pobreza multidimensional para América Latina. Resumen
December, 2024	Guide for prioritizing and evaluating environmental remediation projects: managing mining legacies
December, 2024	Guide for prioritizing and evaluating environmental remediation projects: managing mining legacies
December, 2023	Diseño y análisis estadístico de las encuestas de hogares de América Latina
November, 2023	Methods for measuring internal migration and its sociodemographic effects, focusing on use of censuses and migration matrices
February, 2023	Guía sobre la armonización entre la balanza de pagos y las cuentas nacionales
October, 2019	Income poverty measurement: Updated methodology and results
April, 2020	Index numbers and their relationship with the economy