Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Ekonomi-tek, cilt.13, sa.1, ss.49-83, 2024 (Hakemli Dergi)
The multidimensional poverty approach considering the intrinsically multifaceted structure of the poverty phenomenon has become prevalent recently. This study produces a multidimensional poverty index (MPI) -composed of education, health, housing conditions, material deprivation, and social exclusion dimensions- for Türkiye. For this purpose, it applies the Alkire-Foster methodology and employs the SILC micro datasets for the 2014-2022 period. Türkiye is a rather heterogeneous country and therefore the current study has a special focus on the spatial distribution of poverty in the country. It is found that multidimensional poverty is mainly concentrated in Southeastern and Eastern Anatolia. Although multidimensional poverty fell in all regions without exception from 2014 to 2022, the regions with the highest poverty did not change in this period. Afterwards, a comprehensive descriptive analysis is provided including many scatter plots for regional MPIs and regional macroeconomic and social indicators to clarify the association between regional poverty and regional conditions.