Dynamics of multidimensional poverty and its determinants among the middle-aged and older adults in China

Conceptual framework and hypothesis

We formed a conceptual framework to systematically analyse the determinants of multidimensional poverty dynamics (Fig. 1). Based on Schultz’s (1961) human capital theory, individual characteristics such as gender, age, and marital status can affect the accumulation process of human capital, which in turn can affect multidimensional poverty dynamics. According to Rowntree and Bradshaw’s (2000) life cycle of poverty theory, poverty is closely related to significant life events in the family. Therefore, household size, labour status, and living…