Abstract

CUENCA LOPEZ, ANÍBAL DAVID  and  CAMARGOS TEIXEIRA, EVANDRO. Effect of the covid-19 pandemic on multidimensional poverty in Paraguay during the 2016-2020 period. rev. econ. Caribe [online]. 2022, n.29, pp.11-31.  Epub Sep 27, 2022. ISSN 2011-2106.  https://doi.org/10.14482/ecoca.29.003.499.

Multidimensional poverty is associated with Amartya Sen's theory of poverty and human development. One of the most widely used methodologies to estimate it, as well as determine its multiple deprivations is the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), developed by Alkire and Foster. The objective of this study is to analyze the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the evolution of multidimensional poverty in Paraguay for the period 2016-2020. The results show that social programs helped reduce the negative effects of Covid-19 by decreasing the MPI, particularly in the case of deprivations related to inadequate practices or lack of waste disposal services, in addition to sick or injured people without access to health care. On the other hand, the deprivations corresponding to overcrowding and unemployment increased with the advent of the pandemic and proved to be poorly responsive to the effects of the implemented social programs.

Keywords : Multidimensional Poverty; Covid-19; Paraguay.

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