This seminar proposes an index for Argentina which measures well-being across seven core dimensions.
Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 4pm to 5pm
Join OPHI and the Institute for International Economic Policy for the next seminar in our series on multidimensional wellbeing and poverty.
This next session in our series proposes the construction of a ‘Welly’ Index for Argentina as a holistic alternative to traditional development metrics. Using data from the National Nutrition and Health Survey (ENNyS 2018), the research evaluates well-being across seven core dimensions: Health, Nutrition, Education, Decent Employment, Relational and Physical Well-being, Housing, and Basic Services using 17 indicators. The index utilizes the Alkire-Foster methodology for multidimensional poverty measurement, adapted here to measure well-being in a manner similar to Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Index. By shifting the focus from the absence of resources to the presence of the conditions necessary for integral human development, the Welly Index offers a new narrative for assessing national progress.
Speaker(s): Dr Maria Emma Santos (Instituto de Investigaciones Economicas y Sociales del Sur (IIESS), Departamento de Economía, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, Argentina)
Series: OPHI-IIEP multidimensional poverty and wellbeing seminars
Venue:
Queen Elizabeth House - Meeting Room A
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Meeting Room A Queen Elizabeth House 3 Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TB United Kingdom
Department: International Development (Department)
Organiser: Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
Host: Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
Register here: https://bit.ly/12MaySeminar