Developing a National Multidimensional Poverty Index in the Republic of Moldova

Developing a National Multidimensional Poverty Index in the Republic of Moldova 2024 Annual High-Level Meeting of the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network 27-29 August 2024, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Ina Emelianova, NBS Moldova “For a poor person everything is terrible - illness, humiliation, shame. [...] We are cripples; we are afraid of everything; we depend on everyone. [...] No one needs us. We areProcess of designing a national MPIData source – Household Budget Survey The main objectives of HBS i) measures of living standards, ii) consumption and income structure, iii) weights for consumer price index and iv) various estimates for the National Accounts. Sample size – 1051 households per month; Data collection method: - paper based interview (face to face int [...] - Diary: income, expenditure (cash, in-kind)Indicele național al sărăciei multidimensionale Sănătate Educație Condiții de trai Ocupare Acces la servicii medicale Lipsa asigurării medicale Ani de școlarizare Tineret NEET Încălzire Sanitație Locuință Supraaglomerare Apă potabilă Șomaj Muncă decentă Moldova National MPI (Dimensions, Indicators and Weights) 4 dimensions Health (1/4) 1. [...] Access to medical services (1/8) 3 2. [...] Lack of medical insurance (1/8) 3 Education (1/4) 3. [...] Years of schooling (1/8) 3 4. [...] Youth NEET (1/8) 4 and 8 Living Standards (1/4) 5. Heating (1/20) 10 6. Sanitation (1/20) 6 7. [...] Housing (1/20) 10 8. Overcrowding (1/20) 10 9. Drinking water (1/20) 6 Employment (1/4) 10. Unemployment (1/8) 8 11. [...] Decent work (1/8) 8 Dimensions and Weights Indicators and Weights SDG AreaIndicele național al sărăciei multidimensionale Sănătate Educație Condiții de trai Ocupare Acces la servicii medicale Lipsa asigurării medicale Ani de școlarizare Tineret NEET Încălzire Sanitație Locuință Supraaglomerare Apă potabilă Șomaj Muncă decentă Moldova National MPI disaggregationMeasuring Multidimensional Poverty i