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Normative validity: the case of poverty measures

Maia, Samuel (2023) Normative validity: the case of poverty measures. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

Drawing from Anna Alexandrova’s (2017) work on the measurement of well-being, I expand on what she termed “normative validity,” using poverty measures as a case study. Normative validity refers to a measure’s ability to accurately capture the moral and political aspects of its target concept. Initially, I outline its characteristics, comparing it with data-driven validity and discussing how it fits in measurement theory. I then show how researchers in poverty measurement employ various tools to ensure their measures capture the normative elements of this concept. I conclude by exploring how normative validity sheds light on the tension between normative and data-driven poverty measures.

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Maia, Samuelsamuelmaia@ufmg.br0000-0003-0430-0767
Keywords: Philosophy of measurement; validity; values in science; poverty.
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Economics
Specific Sciences > Sociology
General Issues > Values In Science
Depositing User: Samuel Maia
Date Deposited: 28 Sep 2023 14:13
Last Modified: 28 Sep 2023 14:13
Item ID: 22595
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Economics
Specific Sciences > Sociology
General Issues > Values In Science
Date: September 2023
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/22595

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