Author: Yoseph Ayala
- This repository provides the codes I created for my bachelor thesis called Assessing multidimensional well-being in Peru: an empirical operationalization of the capabilities approach through the estimation of Multiple Indicator and Multiple Cause Models . I used Survey on Multidimensional Wellbeing. This dataset was provided by Instituto de Desarrollo Humano de América Latina (IDHAL-PUCP).
- This thesis was was approved unanimously with the outstanding mention.
- This repository has 4 scripts: 3 do files and 1 R script.
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- Variables recode: use the dataset provided by IDHAL-PUCP and recode some variables that are used as functionings and covariables
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- MIMIC estimation: estimates the econometric model using lavaan R package and estimates the capabilities' scores.
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- Weight agreggation: the weights are calculated using individual and social weights
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- Statistics T test: the comparison between subgroups are calculated here
- There is also a folder called graphs outputs, where you can find some of the paper's plots.
The paper is published here
