This study explores empirical differences in poverty analysis under two distinct normative approaches: income poverty and Amartya Sen’s capability approach, focusing on nutritional achievement as the main dimension to measure poverty in the latter. The analysis focuses on the association...

We analyze data on happiness for Argentina and Uruguay. The focus is put on self-reported health status as a key aspect in increasing happiness levels. Then, the probabilty of being happy is estimated by probit models. Results show that the main relationship is between happiness and health...

We analyze data on happiness for Argentina and Uruguay. The focus is put on self-reported health status as a key aspect in increasing happiness levels. Then, the probabilty of being happy is estimated by probit models. Results show that the main relationship is between happiness and health...

En este trabajo se presenta el perfil de la pobreza de las ciudades de Barranquilla y Soledad, a nivel de barrio. Utilizando mapas de pobreza, se muestra la distribución espacial de la población pobre, de los logros educativos, de la informalidad, de la pertenencia étnica y de los inmigrantes...