Walls of glass. Measuring deprivation in social participation
Suppa, Nicolai (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics)

Date:	2021
Abstract:	This paper proposes a measure for deprivation in social participation, an important but so far neglected dimension of human well-being. Operationalisation and empirical implementation of the measure are conceptually guided by the capability approach. Essentially, the paper argues that deprivation in social participation can be convincingly established by drawing on extensive non-participation in customary social activities. In doing so, the present paper synthesizes philosophical considerations, axiomatic research on poverty and deprivation, and previous empirical research on social exclusion and subjective well-being. An application using high-quality German survey data supports the measure's validity. Specifically, the results suggest, as theoretically expected, that the proposed measure is systematically different from related concepts like material deprivation and income poverty. Moreover, regression techniques reveal deprivation in social participation to reduce life satisfaction substantially, quantitatively similar to unemployment. Finally, the validity of the measure and the question of preference vs. deprivation are discussed.
Grants:	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación IJCI-2017-33950 European Commission 637768
Note:	Altres ajuts: RI441/6-1
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Social participation ; Capability approach ; Deprivation ; Life satisfaction ; Multidimensional poverty ; SOEP
Published in:	Journal of Economic Inequality, (10 April 2021) , ISSN 1573-8701

DOI: 10.1007/s10888-020-09469-0

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