Inequality of What?: Social Monitoring and the Difficult Choice of Analytical Concepts and an Implementable Metric

Friday, 3 July 2015

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM


TH05-01
Defining and Measuring Inequality/Poverty: Dynamic Approaches and Policy Monitoring
Inequality of What?: Social Monitoring and the Difficult Choice of Analytical Concepts and an Implementable Metric

Session Organizer: Andrea Hense, Bielefeld University

Participants:
Multidimensional Poverty Dynamics: Methodology and Results for 34 Countries
Sabina Alkire, University of Oxford; Jose Manuel Roche, Save the Children; Ana Vaz, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
Longitudinal Measures of Labour-Market Inequality. What Could They Contribute to Public Discussion? the Case of Germany
René Lehweß-Litzmann, Sociological Research Institute
Did Poverty Reduction Reach the Poorest of the Poor? Assessment Methods in the Counting Approach
Suman Seth, University of Oxford; Sabina Alkire, University of Oxford
Where Do We Draw the Line? Suggesting a Threshold for Extreme Inequality
Alice Krozer, University of Cambridge

10:15 AM-11:45 AM


TH05-02
Happiness / Subjective Well-Being and Its Determinants
Inequality of What?: Social Monitoring and the Difficult Choice of Analytical Concepts and an Implementable Metric

Session Organizer: Ortrud Lessmann, Helmut-Schmidt University

Participants:
Can Happiness Provide New Insights into Social Inequality? Evidence from Japan
Yoko Niimi, Asian Growth Research Institute
Measuring and Explaining Self-Perceived Employment Risks
Andrea Hense, Bielefeld University
On Well-Being and Social Justice: The Case for an Objective Account
Annie Austin, University of Manchester

2:15 PM-3:45 PM


TH05-03
Multidimensional Measurement of Quality of Life and Capabilities
Inequality of What?: Social Monitoring and the Difficult Choice of Analytical Concepts and an Implementable Metric

Session Organizer: Juergen Kaedler, SOFI Göttingen

Participants:
Inequalities in Capabilities in Europe and the Impact of the Crisis: Latest Findings Using the European Quality of Life Survey
Polly Vizard, CASE, LSE
Inequality of What? Socioeconomic Reporting and Capability, Participation and Precariousness
Ortrud Lessmann, Helmut-Schmidt University; Peter Bartelheimer, SOFI (Soziologisches Forschungsinstitut)
A Model to Measure Inequalities and Quality of Life.
Graciela Tonon, Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora
Towards a Multidimensional Poverty Index for Germany
Nicolai Suppa, TU Dortmund