Misery Index, the index showing the level of ... poverty [Video]

A title that is not very festive, but never too much of invaluable knowledge. After index of fear i Big Mac index the time has come for the material of Fr. Misery index, i.e. an indicator showing the scale of poverty in individual countries of the world (the so-called poverty index). Who came up with it, how is it calculated, and why were further variants of this index created? We invite you to a short session.

What will you learn from the video

• Misery Index - when was it created and who is its author,
• How the poverty index is built
• Who criticized the index and why,
• Modified versions of the poverty index - Barro and HAMI,

Useful links:

• HAMI Index of Poverty for 2020

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