SDG1: End Poverty in all its Forms Everywhere

“End poverty in all its forms everywhere” is the theme of the Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDG1).

More than 700 million people, or 10% of the world’s population, still live in extreme poverty today, struggling to meet the most basic needs, such as health, education, and access to water and sanitation, to name a few. The majority of people living on less than $1.90 a day live in sub-Saharan Africa. Worldwide, poverty rates in rural areas are 17.2%, more than triple the same rates in urban areas.

Elena Bárcena Martín is University Professor in the Department of Applied Economics (Statistics and Econometrics) at the University of Málaga, winner of the Instituto de Estudios Fiscales prize for her thesis. She completed her training with the Master of Science in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics at the London School of Economics. She is currently an associate editor of the Journal of Economic Inequality and the journal Hacienda Pública Española.