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What is Poverty: Metrics and Indices
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This lecture explores various metrics and indices used to measure poverty, including monetary metrics like GDP per capita, income inequality measured by the GINI index, non-monetary metrics such as health and education indicators, composite metrics like the Human Development Index, and the role of innovation and technology in poverty reduction.
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