COMPOSITE (B-SEJ-242.UGR20)
Project Results
An innovative methodological approach for measuring multidimensional poverty in Andalusia
European Union Cohesion Policy
Sánchez, A., & Jiménez-Fernández, E. (2023). European Union Cohesion Policy: socio-economic vulnerability of the regions and the COVID-19 shock. Applied Research in Quality of Life. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-022-10116-1
Child material deprivation
Moro-Egido, A.I. & Navarro, M. (2023). Child material deprivation: within region disparities by degree of urbanization. Regional Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2022.2153824
Dealing with weighting scheme in composite indicators
Jiménez-Fernández, E., Sánchez, A., & Ortega-Pérez, M. (2022). Dealing with weighting scheme in composite indicators: an unsupervised distance-machine learning proposal for quantitative data. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 83, 101339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2022.101339
Unsupervised machine learning approach for building composite indicators with fuzzy metrics
Jiménez-Fernández, E., Sánchez, A., & Sánchez-Pérez, E. (2022). Unsupervised machine learning approach for building composite indicators with fuzzy metrics. Expert Systems with Applications, 200, 116927. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.116927
Estimating Lower Tail Dependence Between Pairs of Poverty Dimensions in Europe
D’Agostino, A., Deluca, G., & Guégan, D. (2022). Estimating Lower Tail Dependence Between Pairs of Poverty Dimensions in Europe. The Review of Income and Wealth. https://doi.org/10.1111/roiw.12565
Index spaces and standard indices in metric modelling
Erdoğan E., Ferrer-Sapena, A., Sánchez-Pérez, E.A., & Jiménez-Fernández, E. (2022), Index spaces and standard indices in metric modelling. Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, 27(4), 803-822. https://doi.org/10.15388/namc.2022.27.27493
Immigration and social assistance
Smedsvik, B., Iacono, R., & D’Agostino, A. (2022). Immigration and social assistance: Evidence from the Norwegian welfare state. Social and Policy Administration, 56(4), 648-660. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12785
Economic and social prosperity in time of COVID-19 crisis in the European Union
Sánchez, A. (2022). Economic and social prosperity in time of COVID-19 crisis in the European Union (Chapter 11). In V. Jakupec, M. Kelly and M. de Percy (eds.), COVID-19 and Foreign Aid. Nationalism and Global Development in a New World Order. Routledge. ISBN 9781032227115. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003273844
Public Policies of Welfare State and Child Poverty in the European Union
Sánchez, A., & Navarro, M. (2021). Public Policies of Welfare State and Child Poverty in the European Union. Sustainability, 13(5), 2725. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052725
Overview of the Quality of Life in Europe
D’Agostino, A., Ghellini, G., Navarro, M., & Sánchez, A. (2021). Overview of the Quality of Life in Europe. In G. Betti & A. Lemmi (eds.), Analysis of Socio-Economic Conditions: Insights from a Fuzzy Multidimensional Approach. Routledge. ISBN 9780367514068. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003053712
Child poverty and government social spending in the European Union during the economic crisis
Sánchez, A., & Navarro, M. (2021). Child poverty and government social spending in the European Union during the economic crisis. In C. Perna, (eds.), N. Salvati & F. Chirripa, Book of Short Papers SIS2021. Pearson. (pp. 442-447) https://it.pearson.com/content/dam/region-core/italy/pearson-italy/pdf/Docenti/Universit%C3%A0/pearson-sis-book-2021-parte-1.pdf
S03 Challenges in the construction of composite indicators for monitoring public policies
Angeles Sánchez and Eduardo Jiménez-Fernández have organized the Special Session “S03 Challenges in the construction of composite indicators for monitoring public policies” at the International Conference on Regional Science, 19-21 October 2022, Granada (Spain). Fifteen papers have been presented in four rounds of the special session S03, by researchers from Brazil, France, Italy, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom.
https://reunionesdeestudiosregionales.org/granada2022/en/special-sessions/
DL2 method for assessing the socio-economic vulnerability of the EU regions
Sánchez, A. & Jiménez-Fernández, E. (2022). DL2 method for assessing the socio-economic vulnerability of the EU regions. International Conference on Regional Science, 19-21 October 2022, Granada (Spain).
Assessing vulnerability in small domain of Tuscany
Neri, L. & Crescenzi, F. (2022). Assessing vulnerability in small domain of Tuscany. International Conference on Regional Science, 19-21 October 2022, Granada (Spain).
Child material deprivation
Navarro, M. & Moro-Egido, A.I. (2022). Child material deprivation: within region disparities by degree of urbanization. EALE, 8-10 de September 2022, Padova (Italia).
Public Expenditure and Inequal Income Distribution in EU regions
Ruiz-Martos, M. & Sánchez, A. (2022). Public Expenditure and Inequal Income Distribution in EU regions. Theil decomposition. 61st ERSA Congress, 23-26 August 2022, Pécs (Hungary).
Material and psychosocial deprivation as constitutive factors of the vulnerability to child poverty
Sánchez, A., D’Agostino, A., Giuli, C., & Potsi, A. (2022). Material and psychosocial deprivation as constitutive factors of the vulnerability to child poverty. 20th International Society for Quality-of-life Studies, 3-6 August 2022, Burlington, Vermont (USA).
Subjective poverty as a more comprehensive approach to analysing poverty in Peru
Sánchez, A. & Becerra, V. (2021). Subjective poverty as a more comprehensive approach to analysing poverty in Peru. 19th International Society for Quality-of-life Studies, 23-27 August 2021, Rotterdam (Netherland).
Public spending of the welfare state in the European Union and child poverty in a context of economic crisis
Navarro, M. & Sánchez, A. (2021). Public spending of the welfare state in the European Union and child poverty in a context of economic crisis. 19th International Society for Quality-of-life Studies, 23-27 August 2021, Rotterdam (Netherland).
Measuring vulnerability to child poverty
Sánchez, A., D’Agostino, A., & Potsi, A. (2021). Measuring vulnerability to child poverty: Material and social deprivation. 63rd ISI World Statistics Congress, 11-16 July 2021, Hague (Netherlands).
Child poverty and government social spending in the European Union during the economic crisis
Sánchez, A. & Navarro, M. (2021). Child poverty and government social spending in the European Union during the economic crisis. 50th Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society, 21-25 June 2021, Pisa (Italy).
Three-month stay at the University of Siena
María Victoria Navarro Hernández has completed a three-month stay (September 1, 2022-November 30, 2022) at the University of Siena (Italy) with professors Laura Neri and Gianni Betti, experts in the measurement and study of poverty in vulnerable groups.
Short-term placement at the University of Granada
Antonella D’Agostino and Laura Neri have made a short-term placement at the University of Granada (October 17-23, 2022) to advance the ongoing work with the project team and to participate in the special session S03, organized by the project team at the International Conference on Regional Science (19-21 October 2022, Granada).
Sessions held within the International Seminar series, organised by the Research Group Public Economic and Globalisation (epic-SEJ393) of the University of Granada (Spain) and the Department of Economics and Statistics (DEPS) of the University of Siena (Italy) – Centre Dagum ASESD.
Coordinators:
Prof. Ángeles Sánchez (University of Granada, Spain) and Prof. Gianni Betti (University of Siena, Italy)
28 May 2024
- Tracking Gender Differences: Trends in School-to-University Transition and STEM Choices in Italy, by Roberta Cipriano (University of Florence & University of Siena).
- The role of knowledge in the decision of Granada University students to drink bottled water, by Nazaret Ibañez (University of Granada).
21 March 2024
- Robust inference for generalized linear models by flip scores approach, by Riccardo De Santis (Postdoctoral researcher, University of Siena).
- The socioeconomic gradient in waiting times: evaluating the impact of provider choice in a universal healthcare system, by Juan David García Corchero (Substitute Teaching Tutor, University of Granada).
29 January 2024
- Socioeconomic characteristics of poverty in Spain and Andalusia, by Pilar Hernández (PhD student, University of Granada).
- An attempt to correct the underestimation of inequality measures in cross-survey imputation through generalized additive models for location, scale, and shape, by Lorenzo Mori (PhD student, University of Bologna).
29 November 2023
26 May 2023
Advanced techniques for constructing indicators and composite indicators
Angeles Sánchez, Antonella D’Agostino, Eduardo Jiménez-Fernández and Laura Neri are the guest editors of the special issue of Social Indicators Research, entitled Advanced techniques for constructing indicators and composite indicators. This special issue is focused on the application of advanced techniques (such as machine learning, fuzzy metrics, distance methods, etc.) in the construction of indicators and also composite indicators to study socioeconomic phenomena such as poverty and deprivation.